As many as 28 commodities reported import value of more than a billion USD in the first seven months of 2019 (Photo: cafef.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 28 commoditiesreported import value of more than a billion USD in the first seven months of2019, according to the General Statistics Office.
In combination, the 28 commodities made up85.8 percent of total purchase from foreign countries in the reviewed period.
Vietnam splashed out 143.34 billion USD onimports during January-July, up 8.3 percent against the same period last year.
Of the sum, some 60.83 billion USD wascontributed by the domestic economic sector, a rise of 12.6 percent, and 82.51billion USD by the foreign-invested sector, growing 5.3 percent.
The country bought 28.2 billion USD ofelectronic products, computer and parts, up 19 percent year-on-year; 20.8billion USD for telephone and parts, up 12.7 percent; 7.8 billion USD forcloth, up 1.5 percent; 5.2 billion USD for plastic, 1.5 percent.
Most of the goods were bought from China,the Republic of Korea, the US, ASEAN and European countries.
Vietnam earned 145.13 billion USD fromshipping goods abroad in the first seven months of the year, a year on yearsurge of 7.5 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of 1.8 billion USD.
The growth in export value was mainlycontributed to by 24 ‘billion dollar’ goods items, which accounted for 88.1percent of total export revenue. Telephones and spare parts were the largestearners, followed by electronics, computers and spare parts, and garment andtextiles.
Meanwhile, shipments of vegetables andfruits, coffee and cashew experienced a fall compared to the same time lastyear.
The US was the largest importer of Vietnamin the period while the EU and China came second and third, respectively.-VNA
In combination, the 28 commodities made up85.8 percent of total purchase from foreign countries in the reviewed period.
Vietnam splashed out 143.34 billion USD onimports during January-July, up 8.3 percent against the same period last year.
Of the sum, some 60.83 billion USD wascontributed by the domestic economic sector, a rise of 12.6 percent, and 82.51billion USD by the foreign-invested sector, growing 5.3 percent.
The country bought 28.2 billion USD ofelectronic products, computer and parts, up 19 percent year-on-year; 20.8billion USD for telephone and parts, up 12.7 percent; 7.8 billion USD forcloth, up 1.5 percent; 5.2 billion USD for plastic, 1.5 percent.
Most of the goods were bought from China,the Republic of Korea, the US, ASEAN and European countries.
Vietnam earned 145.13 billion USD fromshipping goods abroad in the first seven months of the year, a year on yearsurge of 7.5 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of 1.8 billion USD.
The growth in export value was mainlycontributed to by 24 ‘billion dollar’ goods items, which accounted for 88.1percent of total export revenue. Telephones and spare parts were the largestearners, followed by electronics, computers and spare parts, and garment andtextiles.
Meanwhile, shipments of vegetables andfruits, coffee and cashew experienced a fall compared to the same time lastyear.
The US was the largest importer of Vietnamin the period while the EU and China came second and third, respectively.-VNA
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