Viet Nam's total export and import turnover in May reached nearly US$28.64 billion, up 7.9% compared to the previous month, according to the Viet Nam Customs.
Viet Nam’s total export and import turnover in May reached nearly US$28.64 billion, up 7.9% compared to the previous month, according to the Viet Nam Customs.
The figure comprised an export value of nearly US$13.7 billion and an import turnover of US$14.94 billion, up 2.6% and 13.2%, respectively. It then resulted a deficit of US$1.24 billion.
With the amounts, two-way trade reached US$129.94 billion between January and May, a year-on-year increase of 12%.
The export increased 7.7% while import expanded by 16.4%, reaching US$63.45 billion and US$66.5 billion, respectively.
Consequently, it ran a deficit of around US$3.05 billion in the period.
The Foreign Direct Investment businesses achieved US$82.92 billion while domestic peers reaped US$447 billion in exports over the past five months, up 21.1% and down 1.1% against the same period last year, respectively.
(Source:VGP)
