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Sri Lanka Export in 2006 amounted to US $ 7.076 billion. Tea, spices, rubber products, gems, fish, textile and apparels, and coconut products constitute Sri Lankan Export.
Sri Lanka Exports mainly to USA, United Kingdom, India and Germany. 31.3% of Sri Lanka Export goes to USA, followed by 12.2% to the United Kingdom, 8.9% to India, and 4.3% to Germany.
Tea Export
Tea constitutes a vital Sri Lanka Export item. Sri Lanka has been a consistent exporter of tea over the past few years. In the year 2004 Sri Lanka exported tea worth US $ 740,922 and in 2005 Sri Lankan Export figure reached US $ 810,267.
Spices
Spices is an important export item from Sri Lanka. In 2004 Sri Lanka exported spices worth US $ 76,323. The corresponding figure for 2005 was US $ 97, 593.
Rubber Products
Rubber product is a significant Export of Sri Lanka. Rubber tires and tubes are the main rubber products being exported from Sri Lanka. In 2004 Rubber tires and tubes of value US $ 161,547 was exported. This was followed in 2005 by an export of US $ 258,828. The corresponding figures for Other Rubber Articles were US $ 31,227 and US $ 33,649 respectively.
Natural Rubber also is an important constituent of Sri Lankan Goods Exported. The figures for 2004 and 2005 were respectively US $ 50, 938 and US $ 46,871.
Fresh Fish
Sri Lanka Export also features fresh fish. Fresh fish worth US $ 51,672 in 2004, followed by US $ 70,508 in 2005 were exported from Sri Lanka.
Textiles & Apparels
Articles of Apparel helped earn US $ 652,166 from Sri Lanka Exports. The figure for 2005 was US $ 664,215. The export of Clothing Accessories in the same period amounted to US $ 122,119 and US $ 122,334 respectively. Articles of apparel other than textiles earned US $ 119,230 in 2004, and US $ 127,732 in 2005 for Sri Lanka Exports.
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