YANGON, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's foreign trade has surpassed 23.74 billion U.S. dollars in over nine months of the 2023-24 fiscal year, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Monday.

From April 1 last year to Jan. 12 this year, Myanmar earned over 11.21 billion dollars from exports, while its imports were valued at over 12.52 billion dollars, the ministry's figures showed.

The total foreign trade figure was down from over 26.55 billion dollars registered in the same period a year ago, according to the ministry's data.

The country's maritime trade during the period stood at over 17.31 billion dollars, while its border trade amounted to over 6.42 billion dollars, the ministry's data showed.

The Southeast Asian country usually does most of its foreign trade through sea routes as it has a long coastline. Its trade partners include China, Thailand, Bangladesh and India.

Myanmar's exported goods consist of agricultural and animal products, fisheries, minerals and forest products, manufactured goods and others, while its imported items include capital goods, intermediate goods and consumer goods. Enditem

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