Vietnamese exports reach 59 billion USD in four months

Vietnam exported some 59 billion USD worth of commodities in the first four months of 2015, a year-on-year increase of 6.9 percent, according to the General Department of Customs.
Vietnam exported some 59 billion USD worth of commodities in the firstfour months of 2015, a year-on-year increase of 6.9 percent, accordingto the General Department of Customs.

Meanwhile,the country's imported goods were worth 51.77 billion USD, so thecountry's trade deficit during the period was 2.07 billion USD.

Ho Chi Minh City led the country in terms of exports during the period, with a total export value of 9.75 billion USD.

It was followed by the northern province of Bac Ninh and the southernprovince of Binh Duong with 8.53 billion USD and 5.18 billion USD worthof exported goods, respectively.

Hanoi ranked fifth, with a total export value of 3.5 billion USD.

Regarding imports, HCM City also topped the country with 8.79 billionUSD worth of imported commodities, followed by Hanoi with 7.39 billionUSD and Bac Ninh with over 7 billion USD.

Bac Ninhtook the lead in terms of trade surplus during the period, which reached1.53 billion USD, followed by Binh Duong and HCM City with tradesurplus standing at 1.25 billion USD and 961 million USD, respectively.

Meanwhile, Hanoi topped the country in terms of trade deficit, which reached 3.89 billion USD.-VNA

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