Source published: 5 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC
Urgency: Context · Evidence: Attributed claim
Oman News Agency, citing the National Centre for Statistics and Information's preliminary figures, reports a merchandise trade surplus of about RO5.5 billion through July 2026, versus RO3.6 billion a year earlier. Reported exports reached about RO15.9 billion and imports RO10.4 billion. These are historical nominal goods-trade values, not current vessel flows, physical export volumes or a measure of GDP.
What the sources establish
ONA identifies NCSI as the source of these preliminary statistics. The agency report was inspected; the underlying NCSI tables were not independently inspected. No independent measurement or material disagreement was located, and revisions remain possible. Approximate monetary totals refer to January–July, not today's trade. Time is the publication minute: ONA's RSS dates this report 15:36:42 at UTC+4. The whole-degree country coordinate is representative. Community identities, shipping positions, routes and infrastructure details are not inferred or aggregated.
Evidence last checked: 5 Oct 2026 13:31 UTC.
Location precision: country. The map point is a reference, not a live position.
Unavailable — First published with attributed evidence, historical reporting periods and representative mapping.
Sources
- Oman News Agency
official news agency's statistical report citing preliminary National Centre for Statistics and Information merchandise-trade figures