Wednesday, 07/08/2019 16:44 (GMT+7)
Imports of Vietnam’s commodities in the Jan-July period were valued at USD143.34 billion, a year-on-year rise of 8.3%, according to the General Statistics Office.
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Of this, the domestic economic area contributed USD60.83 billion, up 12.6%, while import turnover of the foreign-invested area reached USD82.51 billion, up 5.3%.
There were 28 import items which reached over USD1 billion in the seven months, accounting for 85.8% of the total imports.
Some items seeing high import value and growth compared to the same period last year were electronics, computer and components at USD28.2 billion, up 19%; machinery, equipment, appliances and spare parts at USD20.8 billion, up 12.7%; cloth at USD7.8 billion, up 4.6%; and plastic at USD5.2 billion, up 1.5%.
For markets, China remained the biggest importer of Vietnam, followed by the Republic of Korea, ASEAN, the EU and the US./.
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