Export turnover exceeds US$ 372 billion

In the first half of October, total trade turnover hit US$ 20.32 billion, however, posting a month-on-month decline of 2.1% or US$ 443 million. 

As of October 15, total trade turnover valued US$ 189.6 billion, representing a year-on-year growth of 15.6%, equivalent to US$ 25.6 billion. 

Overseas shipment of some products suffered from unexpected drops including telephones and spare parts (down 12.5%); garments and textiles (down 4.9%); petrol (down 55%); and fibers (down 23.1%).

Other products experienced high growth rates including transport and spare parts (up 20.1%), vegetables and fruits (up 29.5%). 

In the first half of October, import turnover hit US$ 10.14 billion, up 2.3% against the second half of September. 

As of late October 15, total import turnover valued US$ 183.27 billion, up 12.1% against the same period last year. 

In the first 15 days of October, some products witnessed declining import turnovers including petrol (down 34.6%); telephone and spare parts (down 8.7%); fodder (down 28.3%); soybean (down 82.8%). 

Meanwhile, import turnovers of other products soared including electronic products and spare parts (up 5.5%) and plastic materials (up 11.3%)./. 

By Kim Loan