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Vietnam – Japan trade up 8.6 percent in two months

The General Department of Vietnam Customs has reported that the Vietnam – Japan trade reached 6.2 billion USD in the first two months of this year, an 8.6-percent increase from a year earlier.
Vietnam – Japan trade up 8.6 percent in two months ảnh 1Dragon fruits for exports (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The General Department of Vietnam Customs has reported that the Vietnam – Japantrade reached 6.2 billion USD in the first two months of this year, an 8.6-percent increase from a year earlier.

Vietnam’sexports to Japan rose by 6 percent. Agricultural exports amounted 248.3 millionUSD, up 4.7 percent year on year.

Among the agricultural items, vegetables andfruits saw the largest growth of 25 percent, followed by cashew nuts 19.1percent, and aquatic products2.5 percent.

Last year, thetwo-way trade reached 39.9 billion USD, up 6 percent year-on-year with 20.4billion USD from Vietnamese exports, up 8.4 percent, statistics from theMinistry of Industry and Trade showed./.
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