According to Dubai Customs figures released on Tuesday, China and the US came second and third in the list of countries exporting to Dubai, with value of $2.9 billion (10.68 billion) and $2.04 billion (7.52 billion dirhams) respectively.
In terms of the top export destination for Dubai, Switzerland was at second place, followed by Saudi Arabia.
Dubai's imports from India reached $8.16 billion (30 billion dirhams), whereas the value of re-exports from Dubai to India were estimated at $6.17 billion (22.68 billion dirhams) and the value of goods and products exported to India stood at over $2.72 billion (10 billion dirhams).
Ahmed Butti Ahmed, the executive chairman of ports, customs and Free Zone Corporation and Dubai Customs director general, stated that the statistics issued by the end of the first three months of this year demonstrated a rise in the weight of exchanged goods in Dubai's direct trade with the world, with the total volume reaching 11.92 million tonnes as opposed to 10.25 million tonnes in the same period last year, which means an increase by 16
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