Sri Lanka |
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| TRADE AND BUSINESS |
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Agriculture
- products |
rice,
sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, tea, rubber, coconuts;
milk, eggs, hides, beef |
Exports |
$4.6 billion
f.o.b. (2002) |
Exports
- commodities |
textiles
and apparel, tea, diamonds, coconut products, petroleum products
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Exports
- partners |
US 39.1%,
UK 12.9%, Belgium 4.7%, Germany 4.5% (2002) |
Imports |
$5.4 billion
f.o.b. (2002) |
Imports-
commodities |
textiles,
mineral products, petroleum, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment
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Imports
- partners |
India 11%,
Hong Kong 7.6%, Singapore 7.1%, China 6.3%, Taiwan 5.9%, South
Korea 5.7%, Japan 5.3%, Iran 4.2% (2002) |
Currency |
Sri Lankan
rupee (LKR) |
Exchange
rates |
Sri Lankan
rupees per US dollar - 95.66 (2002), 89.38 (2001), 77.01 (2000),
70.64 (1999), 64.45 (1998) |
Fiscal
year |
calendar
year |
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