France – third trade partner of Vietnam in Europe
Wednesday, October 29,2014AsemconnectVietnam - France is the third trade partner of Vietnam in Europe, after Germany and Britain with the bilateral trade exchange of over US$ 3.2 billion in 2013.
Last year, Vietnam exported over $ 2.2 billion worth of goods to and imported nearly $ 1 billion worth of goods from Vietnam.
The major commodities exported by the countries to France included cell phones and accessories; footwear of all kinds; textiles and garments; household appliances; farm, forestry and seafood products, etc.
Cell phones and accessories were leading in the list of items exported by the country to France in the first eight months of this year with the turnover of $ 526.74 million, up by 26.5 per cent year – on – year and accounted for 36.8 per cent of the total.
It was followed by footwear of all kinds with $ 156.73 million, up by 6.5 per cent; textiles and garments with $ 121.41 million, up by 1.8 per cent.
In the first eight months of this year, the country’s export of farm, forestry and seafood products to France increased by 28.7 per cent to $ 95.16 million; wood and furniture - up by 28.9 per cent to $ 65.37 million; coffee – up by 17.4 per cent to $ 64.7 million; pepper - up by 93 per cent to $ 16.58 million; and cashew nuts – up by 116.8 per cent to $ 16.21 million.
However, the export of machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts to France saw a decrease of 66.1 per cent year – on – year to $ 11.46 million.
Vietnam’s export of goods to France in the first eight months of 2014. Unit: US$ - Source: The General Department of Customs
Item
|
August of 2014
|
First 8 months of 2014
|
August of 2014 vs. July of 2014 (%)
|
First 8 months of 2014 vs. same period of 2013 (%)
|
Total
|
187,840,842
|
1,432,434,281
|
+11.5
|
+12.6
|
Cell phones and accessories
|
64,439,771
|
526,735,308
|
+51.2
|
+26.5
|
Footwear of all kinds
|
20,504,183
|
156,729,823
|
-27.5
|
+6.5
|
Textiles and garments
|
14,881,290
|
121,415,949
|
-27.4
|
+1.8
|
Computers, electronic products and components
|
26,679,172
|
99,486,388
|
+44.6
|
-25.4
|
Seafood
|
14,629,423
|
95,163,748
|
+12.7
|
+28.7
|
Wood and furniture
|
7,273,364
|
65,377,268
|
+0.9
|
+28.9
|
Coffee
|
4,639,839
|
64,703,935
|
-10.1
|
+17.4
|
Handbags, wallets, suitcases, hats and umbrellas
|
4,373,728
|
43,118,899
|
-20.2
|
+8.7
|
Plastic products
|
3,445,007
|
29,495,583
|
+12.4
|
+37.0
|
Machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts
|
2,684,735
|
27,727,496
|
-10.1
|
+6.2
|
Precious stones, metals and products
|
2,144,591
|
20,881,185
|
+32.0
|
-16.5
|
Pepper
|
1,945,756
|
16,585,843
|
+59.5
|
+93.0
|
Cashew nuts
|
1,894,641
|
16,219,890
|
+19.9
|
+116.8
|
Means of transport and spare parts
|
1,237,388
|
11,458,360
|
+10.4
|
-66.1
|
Confectionery and grain products
|
1,135,778
|
10,632,453
|
+19.5
|
+45.2
|
Ceramic and porcelain products
|
980,481
|
7,188,274
|
-9.6
|
-24.6
|
Fruits and vegetables
|
1,088,314
|
6,910,770
|
+58.0
|
+51.8
|
Iron and steel products
|
628,044
|
6,274,351
|
-31.7
|
+15.5
|
Rubber
|
610,242
|
5,490,127
|
-28.1
|
-1.9
|
Bamboo, rattan, sedge and carpet products
|
635,304
|
4,742,991
|
-3.9
|
-3.6
|
Electric wires and cables
|
286,894
|
1,542,216
|
-9.7
|
-13.9
|
Rice
|
|
1,212,194
|
*
|
+3.3
|
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