(VOV) -Vietnam’s export surplus crept up to US$600 million in August, bringing the eight month trade surplus total to US$176 million.
According to the latest Vietnam Customs statistics, August’s import-export turnover was estimated at US$23.24 billion—up 1.9 percent on July.
Vietnam’s trade revenue hit US$85.16 billion by month’s end, a year-on-year increase of 15.1 percent.
Key export commodities included telephones, computers, electronics, transport vehicles, garments and textiles, and a number of agricultural products.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) business export earnings reached US$51.55 billion (excluding crude oil export), rising 26.7 percent from a year earlier and accounting for over 60 percent of Vietnam’s total export revenue.
From January to August 2013, Vietnam recorded US$84.99 billion worth of imports, up 14.4 percent in annual terms.
FDI businesses spent US$48 billion on imports, 24.3 percent higher than the same period in 2012 and equal to 56.5 percent of the country’s total import value.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
