Trade surplus estimated at USD7.21 billion this year
Sunday, 30/12/2018 10:43 (GMT+7)
The General Department of Vietnam Customs estimates the country’s trade surplus this year at USD7.21 billion, USD5.1 billion higher than the figure registered last year.
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The agency said on December 27th that the total trade turnover this year is likely to hit USD482.23 billion, up 12.6 percent from a year earlier.
In December alone, the trade value decreased by 2.6 percent month on month to about USD42.2 billion.
During the year, machinery, equipment and spare parts record the highest annual exports growth rate, 28 percent, to reach some USD16.53 billion. They are followed by textile-apparel and computers, electronic products and components.
Meanwhile, the fastest pace of imports is seen in fabric; computers, electronic products and components; and materials for textile, garment, leather and footwear production, according to estimates of the Vietnam Customs./.
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