The Ethiopian Customs Authority (ECA) said the nation has obtained over three billion birr from various export items in 2005.

Rule of Origin Senior Expert with the Authority, Tekle Gebrehiwot said   that Ethiopia has exported various items to Europe, Asia, Canada, Japan and Asian countries in the reported period.

He said the export of coffee brought over two billion birr revenue taking the lion's share of export earning in the period.

The expert said over 212.3 million birr was secured from the export of hides and skins, while the export of grains, oil seeds and wax enabled the country earn over 275 million birr.

According to the expert, over 39.8 million birr and over 2.1 million birr have been obtained from the export of textile products and incenses respectively.

Tekle said export items and revenue is steadily increasing over the years owing to the attention paid by the government to enhance the export sector.