(MENAFN) Exports of Sri Lanka rebounded last year, increasing 6.2 percent to USD10.3 billion following a 7 percent drop in 2012, Xinhua reported
Tea and fisheries product sectors grew strongly in 2013 with tea getting higher prices despite producing the same volume an Export Development Board statement said
Agriculture products" exports increased 10.3 percent to USD2.5 billion, while Sri Lanka's largest export apparels went up 13.31 percent to USD4.5 billion
The statement said: "Rubber, unclassified products, petroleum, gems and jewelry showed a slight decline, while manufacturing and coconuts showed very minute percentages of decline, while largely staying stable.
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