Telephones and components were leading the list of items exported by the country to France in the first 5 months of this year with the export turnover of $ 501.1 million, up by 3.12 per cent compared with the same period last year. It was followed by footwear of all kinds with $ 205 million, up by 0.75 per cent; and then textiles and garments with $ 193 million, up by 22.33 per cent year – on – year.

In the first five months of this year, the country’s exports of rice to France increased by 3 times or 203.4 per cent compared with the same period last year to $ 494, 700; while the exports of iron and steel products – up by 2.1 times or 114.44 per cent to $ 9.9 million; bamboo, rattan, sedge and carpet products – up by 64.46 per cent to $ 5.9 million; and cashew nuts – up by 77.19 per cent to $ 20.8 million.
However, the exports of pepper and rubber fell by 48.9 per cent and 44.57 per cent to $ 2.6 million and $ 1.4 million, respectively.

In the first five months of this year, the country exported $ 42.1 million worth of seafood to France, increased by 11.9 per cent over the same period of 2017.
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Source: VITIC