Vietnam’s iron and steel export markets in first ten months of 2019
Wednesday, December 4,2019AsemconnectVietnam - According to the statistics figures from the General Department of Customs, in the first 10 months of 2019, Vietnam's iron and steel exports increased by 2.9 per cent in volume but down by 8.9 per cent in turnover and down by 11.4 per cent in price over the same period of 2018, reaching 5.39 million tons, equivalent to 3.49 billion USD, with the average price of 648.2 USD per ton.
Iron and steel of Vietnam was mainly exported to Southeast Asian countries, accounting for 63 per cent of the country's total iron and steel exports and accounting for 60 per cent of total turnover, reaching 3.4 million tons, equivalent to 2.09 billion USD. In particular, Cambodia ranks first among Southeast Asian countries in terms of Vietnam's iron and steel consumption, reaching 1.42 million tons, equivalent to 840.99 million USD, accounting for 41 per cent of the total export turnover of iron and steel, increased by 29 per cent in volume and 18 per cent in turnover over the same period last year.
The export price to Cambodia decreased by 8.5 per cent to 590.4 USD per ton. The exports of iron and steel to Malaysia reached 627,103 tons, equivalent to 391.32 million USD, with the price of 624 USD per ton, accounting for over 11 per cent of the total volume and total export turnover of iron and steel, up by 19.1 per cent in volume and 7.5 per cent in turnover, but down by 9.7 per cent in price over the same period last year; while the exports to Indonesia accounted for 13 per cent, reaching 696,873 tons, equivalent to 467.47 million USD, with the price of 670.8 USD per ton, up by 32.3 per cent in volume and 12.3 per cent in turnover, but down by 15.2 per cent in price. The exports to Thailand reached 318,733 tons, equivalent to 195.07 million USD, with the price of 612 USD per ton, accounting for over 9 per cent of the total volume and total export turnover of iron and steel to Southeast Asia, up by 10.2 per cent in volume and by 0.8 per cent in turnover, but decreasing by 8.5 per cent in price over the same period last year.
Behind the Southeast Asia market was the US market, accounting for 6.6 per cent of the country's total iron and steel exports and accounting for 8.2 per cent of the total turnover, reaching 353,846 tons, equivalent to 285.76 million USD, with the price of 807.6 USD per ton, dropped by 56.6 per cent in volume, 58.8 per cent in turnover and 5.2 per cent in price over the same period last year.
However, the exports to China were only 192,903 tons, equivalent to 90.4 million USD, but compared with the same period last year, it increased sharply by 29.9 times in volume and 10.6 times in turnover. Meanwhile, the export to Brazil also increased sharply by 163.3 per cent in volume and 149.6 per cent in value, reaching 5,722 tons, equivalent to 5.2 million USD.
Vietnam’s exports of iron and steel in the first ten months of 2019 – Source: the General Department of Customs
Market
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First 10 months of 2019
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+/- vs. same period of 2018 (%)
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Volume (ton)
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Value (USD)
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Volume
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Value
|
|
Total
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5,391,074
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3,494,438,704
|
2.85
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-8.88
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Cambodia
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1,424,465
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840,994,697
|
28.97
|
17.99
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Indonesia
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696,873
|
467,471,965
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32.36
|
12.31
|
Malaysia
|
627,103
|
391,319,164
|
19.13
|
7.54
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The U.S
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353,846
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285,761,591
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-56.58
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-58.83
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Thailand
|
318,733
|
195,074,754
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10.15
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0.75
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South Korea
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193,439
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131,567,968
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-15.71
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-14.16
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Japan
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188,166
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106,277,393
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119.08
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69.23
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Taiwan (CN)
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175,089
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99,872,024
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-42.68
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-38.89
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The Philippines
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186,533
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94,324,283
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-38.42
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-45.31
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Belgium
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139,698
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91,894,991
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-39.81
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-48.78
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China
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192,903
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90,395,068
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2.887.50
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964.22
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Laos
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101,787
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72,059,025
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3.84
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-1.51
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India
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67,514
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55,588,351
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-64.02
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-63.82
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Italy
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80,708
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54,704,473
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41.6
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-11.19
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Spain
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52,603
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40,869,652
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24.76
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28.12
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Pakistan
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47,319
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24,215,024
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50.75
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28.97
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Australia
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30,320
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24,204,705
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-35.5
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-35.96
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Britain
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28,154
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21,486,299
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-58.43
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-60.57
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Myanmar
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26,358
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19,174,430
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-18.26
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-17.2
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Singapore
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17,128
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12,938,256
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-14
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-28.3
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Brazil
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5,722
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5,200,904
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163.32
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149.64
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Russia
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4,906
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4,996,041
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-38.01
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-39.45
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The U.A.E
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6,324
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4,753,646
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-62.65
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-74.69
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Saudi Arabia
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6,172
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4,393,733
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11.65
|
1.51
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Turkey
|
1,539
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2,111,735
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8.84
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-1.52
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Germany
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1,072
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1,763,077
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-27.96
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-46.96
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Bangladesh
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2,441
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1,526,387
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-64.93
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-66.02
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Argentina
|
711
|
1,305,758
|
|
|
Egypt
|
1,488
|
1,016,087
|
-64.75
|
-66.95
|
Hong Kong (CN)
|
204
|
665,654
|
-11.69
|
-1.49
|
Kuwait
|
601
|
484,798
|
|
|
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