Nation sees USD1.82 billion trade surplus
Wednesday, 18/03/2020 16:36 (GMT+7)
In the second half of February 2020 alone, the trade balance of goods saw a surplus of USD2.36 billion, bringing the trade surplus to USD1.82 billion in the first 2 months of the year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs has reported.
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Specifically, in the first two months of the year, the total import-export value of the country reached USD76.34 billion, up 5.6% or USD 4.07 billion, compared to the same period in 2019.
Of which, the total import-export value of FDI enterprises reached USD48.08 billion, an increase of 4%; and those of domestic enterprises was USD28.26 billion, up 8.5% compared to the same period in 2019.
Vietnam’s total export value reached USD39.08 billion, a year-on-year of 8.4%, while the total import value reached USD37.26 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2.9%.
Its main export items included telephones and components (USD7.56 billion), followed by computers, electronic products and components (USD5.4 billion); textiles and garments (USD4.7 billion); and footwear (USD2.76 billion)./.
Compiled by BTA
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