High diamond exports extend trade surplus

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The high value of diamond exports in May has enabled Botswana to record a trade surplus of P1.14 billion, latest data from Statistics Botswana (SB) has shown.

Total exports for that month were valued at P5.38 billion, showing an increase of 41.5% from the April 2017 value of P3.80 billion.

According to SB, the increase is mainly due to a rise of 41.3% in diamond exports, from P3.53 billion in April 2017 to P4.99 billion in May 2017.

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