Meanwhile, country’s total import volume was worth US$ 145.32 billion, or year-on-year increase of 36 percent
With the above figures, Viet Nam ran a trade deficit of US$ 1.96 billion in the first half of this year, mainly attributed to rising import of raw materials for production of spare parts, garments and textiles.
Last year, exports and imports exports rose by 6.5% to US$281.5 billion and by 3.6% to US$262.4 billion, respectively./.
By Hoang Ha