Addis Ababa, February 24 (WIC) – Ethiopia’s exports rose an annual 9.7 percent last month on sales of coffee, pulses and khat, Bloomberg quoted the Ministry of Trade and Industry as saying.
Exports increased to 144.5 million USD in the 30 days to February 7, the ministry said.
Coffee shipments rose 12.5 percent to 8,342 metric tons last month, while revenue increased 53 percent to 29.5 million USD, the report said.
Shipments of khat gained 25 percent to 16.9 million USD. Sales of flowers climbed 24.6 percent to 16.9 million USD from 13.5 million USD.
