International trade in deficit despite export increase.

The pharmaceutical export in 2002 increased by 10.5% from the previous year while the import more by 53.8% up, showing a deficit balance in the international trade.

The total export in 2002 was amounted to U$842,190 thousand, 10.5% up from 2001 while the import was U$2,930,590 thousand, about 53.8% growth over the previous year.

The export growth by item showed 3.7% for the raw mat...