AsemconnectVietnam - Vietnam’s trade revenue reached US$ 133.25 billion in the first 5 months of this year, up by 2.2 per cent over the same period last year. Of the figure, the export was at $ 67.44 billion, up by 6.2 per cent.

Cell phones and accessories: Vietnam exported $ 2.93 billion worth of cell phones and accessories in May and $ 14.25 billion in the first 5 months of this year, up by 19.1 per cent or $ 2.28 billion compared with the same months of 2015.

Textiles and garments: The country exported nearly $ 1.78 billion worth of textiles and garments in May and $ 8.62 billion in the first 5 months of this year, up by 2.1 per cent and 6.4 per cent, respectively year – on - year.

The leading export markets of textiles and garments in the first 5 months of this year were the U.S with $ 4.29 billion, up by 6.5 per cent year – on – year; EU - $ 1.24 billion, up by 7.1 per cent; and Japan - $ 1.04 billion, up by 3.4 per cent.

Computers, electronic products and components: Vietnam earned $ 6.38 billion from export of computers, electronic products and components in the first 5 months of this year, up by 6 per cent compared with the same months of 2015.

The major export markets of computers, electronic products and components in the period were the EU with $ 1.43 billion, up by 18.3 per cent year – on – year; China - $ 1.1 billion, up by 12.9 per cent; the U.S - $ 1.07 billion, down by 3.3 per cent; and Hong Kong -nearly $ 600 million, down by 11.1 per cent.

Footwear of all kinds: The export of footwear of all kinds totaled $ 1.25 billion in May and $ 5.05 billion in the first 5 months of this year, up by 22.3 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively year – on - year.

The country’s top export markets of footwear of all kinds in the first 5 months of this year were the EU with $ 1.66 billion, up by 7.1 per cent year – on – year; and the U.S – $ 1.76 billion, up by 8 per cent.

Seafood: The country’s export of seafood hit $ 558 million in May, down by 0.3 per cent month – on – month. The figure brought the country’s total export of seafood in the first 5 months of this year to $ 2.51 billion, up by 4.4 per cent year – on - year.

By the end of May, the country’s export of seafood to the U.S reached $ 519 million, up by 10.9 per cent; to EU – 443 million, up by 1.4 per cent; to Japan – $ 357 million, down by 1.2 per cent; and to China - $ 247 million, up by 51 per cent or $ 83 million over the same period last year.

Crude oil: The country’s export of crude oil reached 616,000 tons valued at $ 226 million in May and over 3 million tons worth of $ 918 million in the first 5 months of this year, down by 47.2 per cent over the same period last year.

Rice: The country’s export of rice hit $ 329,000 tons in May, down by 27.9 per cent month – on – month. The figure brought the country’s total export of rice in the first 5 months of this year to 2.33 million tons worth of $ 1.05 billion, up by 0.3 per cent year – on - year.

By the end of May, the country’s export of rice to China reached 803,000 tons, down by 12.8 per cent; to Indonesia reached 351,000 tons; and to Ghana – 203,000 tons, up by 49.2 per cent year – on – year.

Coffee: : The export of coffee was at 162,000 tons in May, up by 12.9 per cent month – on – month. The figure brought the country’s total coffee exports in the first 5 months of this year to over 827,000 tons valued at $ 1.42 billion, up by 15.4 per cent year – on - year.

K.Cuc

Source: thuongmai.vn/custom.gov.vn