AsemconnectVietnam - Vietnam’s exports of goods to Britain increased by 14.91 per cent over the same period last year to over US$ 2.2 billion showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.

The country’s exports of electric wires and cables to Britain in the first five months of this year increased sharply by 5 times compared with the same period of 2017 to US$ 3.6 million

Telephones and components were the leading items exported by the country to Britain in the first five months of this year with $ 887.5 million, up by 28.03 per cent year – on – year and accounted for 39.7 per cent of the total. It was followed by textiles and garments with $ 272.8 million, up by 3.68 per cent; and then footwear of all kinds with $ 265.9 million, down by 1.42 per cent.

In the first five months of this year, the country’s exports of electric wires and cables to Britain increased sharply by 5 times or 374.36 per cent to $ 3.6 million; precious stones, metals and products – up by 3 times or 146.77 per cent to $ 1.6 million.

Besides, the exports of iron and steel of all kinds reached $ 35.7 million, up by 115.32 per cent; but the exports of pepper – down by 44.12 per cent to $ 7.9 million; fibers of all kinds – down by 27.73 per cent to $ 4.8 million; and ceramic and porcelain products – down by 25.78 per cent to $ 9.7 million.
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Source: VITIC