Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of $16.25 billion as of August 15 this year, according to the general department of customs. Its total import and export turnover hit over $402 billion during the period, including $209.43 billion in exports—a decline of 10.1 per cent, or $23.5 billion, year on year (YoY).It spent $14.2 billion on imports in that period--up by 5.3 period YoY.
Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of $16.25 billion as of August 15, according to the general department of customs. Its total import and export turnover hit over $402 billion during the period, including $209.43 billion in exports—a decline of 10.1 per cent, or $23.5 billion, year on year (YoY).
It spent $14.2 billion on imports in that period—up by 5.3 period YoY.
In the first half of August, the country’s foreign trade was estimated to be worth $28.6 billion, of which export value decreased by 10.8 per cent YoY to $14.4 billion, a news agency reported.
Top exports include garments and textiles, worth $1.55 billion, and machinery and equipment, worth $1.53 billion.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)