Friday, 8 December 2017
Jan-Oct merchandise exports up 10.3%
Monthly exports top $ 1 b 3 times this year
FDI grows to $ 800 m in first nine months, exceeds 2016 total
According to the latest data released by the Export Development Board, merchandise exports have grown by 10.3% during January to October 2017, compared to the same period last year.
Merchandise export earnings recorded $ 9.5 billion for the eight months to October this year, compared to $ 8.6 billion last year. Estimates in the services exports sector suggest an overall growth of 5.9% during the first eight months of the year, bringing total exports to $ 12.5 billion.
Most notably, monthly export revenues breached $ 1 billion on three occasions this year, a trend not seen in recent years. The EDB expects export earnings for the full year (Jan-Dec) to total $ 15 billion.
Within merchandise exports, fisheries exports have grown by a substantial 42%, agricultural exports by 18.5%, and industrial exports by 5.9%. Strong performance is seen in several of the ‘priority sectors’ identified under the new National Export Strategy; notably, electronics and electrical exports growing by 17.8%, spices growing by 34%, and boat building growing by over 370%.
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Meanwhile, food and beverages exports have dipped by 13.3%. By export destination, earnings from exports to the European Union have increased by 4.1%, and exports to USA have increased by 1.5% during January to October this year, compared to the same period last year. Exports to the ASEAN region have grown substantially, by 45%, to $ 400 million (compared to $ 276 million last year).
Exports to India have performed strongly, growing at 24%, from $ 456 million to $ 566 million during the period in review. Meanwhile, exports to the UK have declined by 1.8%, largely on account of the depreciation of the GBP and the consumer market uncertainty due to Brexit.
Foreign Direct Investment, too, has picked up pace. Data from the Board of Investment indicates a substantial uptick in FDI inflows to the country of $ 795.5 million during January to September this year; 80% higher than the same period last year and already exceeding the full year 2016.
The BOI expects FDI for the full year 2017 to total $ 1.36 billion. The manufacturing and services sectors have seen the larger share of FDI inflows – of $ 397 m, while the infrastructure and utilities sectors received $ 352.5 m.
FDI from China (including Hong Kong) is around 35% of FDI to date, while India is 16.4%, and Singapore is 9.3%. Others in the top 10 countries for FDI into Sri Lanka are Netherlands, United Kingdom, Japan, Malaysia, Sweden, and Australia.
Several steps have been taken to streamline and strengthen the investment approvals and facilitation process over the past few months, and these measures have begun showing results.
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