VN exports to Africa, Asia surge in H1

Tuesday, Sep 10, 2013 14:03

Exports from Viet Nam to Africa, South Asia and West Asia in the first seven months of this year totalled US$6.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of nearly 50 per cent.— File Photo

HA NOI (VNS)—Exports from Viet Nam to Africa, South Asia and West Asia in the first seven months of this year totalled US$6.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of nearly 50 per cent.

 

Exports to West Asia, making up 55 per cent of the country's total exports to the mentioned markets, recorded a rise of up to 71.8 per cent, while those to South Asia were up 47.1 per cent and those to Africa were higher by 7.3 per cent.

The major products Viet Nam exported to those markets were mobile phones, rubber, fibre, coffee, seafood and computers.

Viet Nam imported a total of $3.5 billion in the seven-month period, a surge of 25.6 per cent over the same period last year.—VNS

 




Comments (0)

Statistic