In the first quarter of 2007, the export of Western Medicines keeped continued and fast growth. The export value reached 163 million dollar, up 28.93 percent year-to-year. In terms of trading ways, common trade occupied 64.28 percent of total export, The trade of processing materials supplied by clients occupied 21.51 percent, the trade of processing with imported materials occupied 11.02 percent, small-scaled border trade and others occupied 1.70 percent.
In terms of destination areas, Japan, Hongkong, Pakistan are the top 3 destinations. The export value to Japan was 26,666 thousand dollar, up 34.01 percent year-to-year,occupying 16.41 percent of total. The export value to Hongkong was 13,541 thousand dollar, up 8.99 percent year-to-year, occupying 8.33 percent of total. The export value to Pakistan was 8,403 thousand dollar, up 49.85 percent year-to-year, occupying 5.17 percent of total.