The agency said on December 27 that the total trade turnover this year is likely to hit 482.23 billion USD, up 12.6 percent from a year earlier.

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In December alone, the trade value decreased by 2.6 percent month on month to about 42.2 billion USD.

During the year, machinery, equipment and spare parts record the highest annual exports growth rate, 28 percent, to reach some 16.53 billion USD. 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.

Trade surplus hits 3.39 billion USD in first four months of 2018

In the first four months of 2018, export turnover rose by 19 percent while import value increased by 10.1 percent year on year. The country's trade surplus reached 3,39 billion USD. 

 

Vietnam posts trade surplus of US$3.1 billion in first seven months

Vietnam registered a trade surplus of US$3.1 billion in the first seven months of 2018, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 

Vietnam records 2.34 billion USD in trade surplus with UK

Vietnam’s exports to the UK in the first half of 2018 were seven times higher than imports, resulting in a surplus of 2.34 billion USD, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 

Vietnam records 2.75 billion USD in trade surplus in eight months

 

 

Vietnam records nearly 5.6 billion USD in trade surplus

The trade surplus of Vietnam this year hit 5.57 billion USD as of September 15, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 

Source: VNA