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Nigeria’s total trade hits N11.722bn in Q4 2022.

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March 10, 2023
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Nigeria’s total trade hits N11.722bn in Q4 2022.
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stood at N11,722.44 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022.

This is according to the NBS Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Report for Q4 2022 released in Abuja on Friday.

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The NBS said total exports stood at N6,359.61 billion and total imports stood at N5,362.83 billion.
The report said on an annual basis, total trade was N52,387.30 billion, total imports amounted to N25,590.55 billion, and total exports were recorded at N26,796.75 billion. It said total exports increased in Q4 2022 by 7.17% and 10.28% when compared to the amount recorded in Q3 2022 at N5,934.15 billion and Q4 2021 at N5,766.62 billion, respectively.

The report, however, said total imports declined by 15.46% in Q4 2022 compared to the value recorded in Q3 2022 at N6,343.53 billion. “Total imports also fell by 9.73% when compared to the value recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021 at N5,940.58 billion,” it said.
The NBS said re-exports value in the quarter under review stood at N199.59 billion representing 3.14% of total exports.
The report said the top five re-export destinations were Namibia, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroun, Ghana, and Togo.

It said the most re-exported commodity was ‘‘Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms recorded at N142.02 billion.
“This was followed by ‘cruise ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods worth 500 tonnes valued at N14.78 billion.
“Followed by this was refrigerated vessels, other than those of subheading 8901.20, of a capacity of 500 tonnes amounting to N13.16 billion.”

The report said the top five export destinations in Q4 2022 were Spain, Netherlands, India, France, and Indonesia accounting for 9.70%, 9.03%, 7.71%, 7.70%, and 7.44%, respectively, of total exports.
“Altogether, exports to the top five countries amounted to 41.59% of the total value of exports,” NBS stated.
It said the commodity with the largest export values in the period under review was ‘‘Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude’ at N4,911.92 billion representing 77.24%”.
“This was followed by ‘Natural gas, liquefied’ at N704.88 billion accounting for 11.08%, and ,’ Urea, whether or not in aqueous solution’ at N160.56 billion or 2.52% of total exports.”

In terms of imports, the report said in Q4 2022, China, Belgium, India, The Netherlands and the USA were the top five countries of origin of imports to Nigeria.
It said the values of imports from the top five countries amounted to N2,993.67 billion representing a share of 55.82% of the total value of imports.
“The commodities with the largest values of imported products were Motor Spirit Ordinary at N1,558.49 billion, Gas Oil at N220.47 billion, and Durum Wheat (not in seeds) at N187.96 billion.

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