Exports from the Czech Republic to Viet Nam surged 580.5 per cent to more than US$45.5 million in July from the previous month, much higher than the monthly average of $7-10 million, according to the Czech Statistical Office.

The Viet Nam Trade Office in the Czech Republic said during the month, the European country’s major exports to Viet Nam included sound and image recording equipment and television sets worth about $40.5 million.

Other exported products such as optical, movie and surgery equipment; glass and crystal, plastics, seedlings, pharmaceuticals, medicinal herbs and industrial plants maintained growth or fell slightly.

In the first seven months of this year, Viet Nam’s exports of audio-visual equipment to the Czech Republic neared $202 million, followed by footwear and similar products worth more than $141 million.

Shipments of rubber, inorganic chemical compounds, leather, garment accessories, apparel, mechanical equipment, and wooden furniture reached between $9-48 million.

By the end of July, two-way trade rose by 18.1 per cent to about $681 million, which is forecast to top $1 billion this year. — VNS