Vietnam gained export revenue of approximately USD93.1 billion in the first five months, posting a year-on-year surge of 15.8 percent, said the General Statistics Office.
The domestic economic sector got export turnovers of over USD26.4 billion, up 17.8 percent, and foreign-invested sector nearly USD66.7 billion, up 15 percent.
The country’s products with high growth in export value in the five-month period included phones and their components up 19.8 percent to USD19.5 billion, electronic goods, including computers and their components up 14.2 percent to USD10.9 billion, garments and textiles up 13.3 percent to USD10.7 billion, footwear up 7.9 percent to USD6.1 billion, and wood and woodworks up 10 percent to USD2.6 billion.
Meanwhile, the United States have become Vietnam’s biggest export market with turnovers of USD17.4 billion, up 9 percent, followed by the European Union with USD16.9 billion, up 13.6 percent, and China with USD13.8 billion, up 30.8 percent.
Source: MENAFN