The trend of key export goods in 2009

Key export goods will change in 2009, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

It is difficult for the minerals sector to achieve a high growth rate this year due to a sharp decline in crude oil and coal exports. Its export turnover is estimated at US$5.9 billion, 50 percent less than in 2008 or just a little more than 8 percent of the country’s total export value.

The agricultural, forestry and seafood sector is expected to earn more than US$12 billion from exports, down 4.8 percent compared to 2008. The industrial sector is likely to hit more than US$52 billion, up 38 percent and making up around 70 percent of total export values.

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