Sugar and tobacco

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Sugar, tobacco and products that aid in blood transfusions lead the list of the DR's most exported products during the first seven months of 2010. Hand-made cigar exports grew by 0.94%, going from US$124.2 million to US$131.8 million. Products for blood transfusions grew by 3.21% going from US$233 million to US$258.9 million, with the product being exported mainly to the US, Puerto Rico, Holland, China, Venezuela, Germany, India, South Korea, Singapore, France, Colombia, Canada, Thailand and the Central African Republic. The 31 most exported products by the DR generated US$1.1 billion in revenue, for a 30.6% increase from the same period in 2008. Exports of these 31 products during the first seven months of 2008 totaled US$805.9 million. Other high-volume exports included cacao, disposable bed sheets, medical supplies, fresh bananas and beer.

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