VN gains small trade surplus in first half of August
VGP – Viet Nam saw a small trade surplus of US$ 17 million in the first half of August after suffering a trade deficit the previous month, according to the General Department of Customs.
August 25, 2014 9:46 AM GMT+7
The General Department reported that export volume valued US 6.193 billion and import turnover was US$ 6.176 billion.
The positive results have lifted the trade surplus earned so far this year to US$ 1.81 billion.
As of mid August, export value touched US$ 90.079 billion, while the import value was US$ 88.268 billion.
Thanks to the high export value of foreign firms with a trade surplus of US$ 313 million in the first half of August, the small trade surplus was made.
The textile and garment sector beat mobile phones to become the top earning sector with US$ 1.07 billion in export revenue./.
By Kim Anh
