2018. This was a result of a decline in merchandise exports owing to the economic slowdown of trading partners affected by trade protectionism and the impact of structural changes in the manufacturing
economy continued to expand. The main growth drivers were continued expansions in merchandise exports which expanded in various product categories and export destinations, and the swift recovery in tourism
to expand. The main growth drivers were continued expansions in merchandise exports which expanded in various product categories and export destinations, and the swift recovery in tourism sector
previously assessed partly due to delay in infrastruture investment projects. The value of merchandise exports contracted due to weaker global demand as a result of slower economic growth in a number of major
remained the main growth driver, while private investment expanded at a slower pace than previously assessed. The value of merchandise exports continuously decelerated from the previous quarter due to the
continued to gain further traction driven by both growths in domestic and external demand. The value of merchandise exports expanded solidly on the back of the continual increase in export quantity and rising
continued to expand from the previous quarter. The value of merchandise exports expanded in line with trading partners’ growth, global trade and the impacts of trade protectionism measures by the US and China