of exports declined by 5.4% mainly from the slow economic growth of trading partners including the shutdown measures imposed by several countries with the COVID-19 outbreak. In the tourism sector, the
sector, exports value for 2018 expanded 6.7% from the same period last year. In the tourism sector, the number of tourist arrivals for 2018 totaled 38.3 million, growth of 7.9% from the same period last
slightly declined from the high base of last year. For export sector, exports value remained stable for Q418 from the same period last year due to the high base effect of last year and also from the trade
of COVID-19 local infections since mid-December of last year. Economic activity improved in February as the outbreak was brought under control and external demand continued to recover. Private
-cycle of electronic products. In the tourism sector, the number of tourist arrivals for the first five months of 2019 increased 1.6% yoy while the number of Chinese tourists which contribute about 29% of
the tourism sector, the number of tourist arrivals for the first half of 2019 increased 1.5% yoy while the number of Chinese tourists which contribute about 29% of total tourist arrivals still exhibited
economy continued to expand during 2Q17 and for the first half of 2017 with growth contributed from the following 3 sectors: 1) Export sector continued to expand with growth for the first five months of
economy continued to expand during 2Q17 and for the first half of 2017 with growth contributed from the following 3 sectors: 1) Export sector continued to expand with growth for the first six months of 2017
arrivals for the first 8 months of 2017 totaling 23.5 million, an increase of 5.4%. Nevertheless, several domestic factors pending recovery still remain 1) Agricultural sector - with farm income showing