Dragon fruit is a staple of Tien Giang province.(Photo: VNA)Tien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giangexported 2.7 billion USD worth of products in 2018, surpassing its target by 1.9percent and up 8.3 percent from the previous year.
According to Doan Van Phuong, Director of the provincial Department of Industryand Trade, 70 percent of the earnings were made by foreign-invested businesses.
Garments, footwear, copper pipes and handbags were the biggest foreign currencyearners, accounting for 70 percent of the total export value with 1.9 billionUSD. Other big contributors were electric appliances, fibre, stainless steeland artificial grass.
Meanwhile, agro-aquatic products brought home 538.3 million USD, with tra fishmaking up 92 percent of the value, while fruits and vegetables contributed 17.2million USD to the total export revenue.
Main importers of local goods included the US, China, the European Union (EU),Japan and the Republic of Korea.
Phuong said the strong rise in export revenue showed the effectiveness of theprovince’s policies in export and investment attraction.
Furthermore, local firms have engaged in promotion campaigns to enlarge theirmarkets, he said, adding that stable growth in exports helps create jobs forworkers while developing the local economy.-VNA
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