Of the total, Vietnam’sexports were valued at 512.3 million USD, up 3.7% year-on-year, mainly from theshipment of fruit and vegetables (51.7 million USD, up 260.7%), fuel (58 million USD, up 247%),iron and steel (53.7 million USD, down 8%), machinery and spare parts (52.1 millionUSD, up 4.5%), and fertiliser (29 million USD, up 55.5%).
Meanwhile, Vietnam spent 849.5million USD on commodities from Laos, a year-on-year rise of 49.5%. The mainimports included rubber (193.4 million USD, up 49%), fertiliser (80 million USD, up 11.8%), woodand wood products (116.6 million USD, up 47.7%), and ores and other minerals (71.9million USD, up 4.4%).
According to the Vietnam TradeOffice in Laos, two-way trade may reach about 1.63 billion USD for the entire 2022, an increase ofover 20% compared to last year, fulfilling the target set by the leaders of thetwo countries at the 44th meeting of their Intergovernmental Committee onBilateral Cooperation./.