The article reports a significant decrease in the export value of key products such as vanilla, cloves, cobalt, and nickel, despite an increase in export volume for some of these products. The value of vanilla exports fell by 63.5% due to an 81.3% price drop, and nickel exports decreased by 64% due to a decline in both volume and average price. Cobalt revenues also fell by 24%, and clove exports decreased by 9%. Import volumes also saw a slowdown, with a 15.5% decrease in most categories, except for energy imports which increased by 42.5%.