AsemconnectVietnam - In the first 8 months of this year, several export items have earned the turnover of over US$ 10 billion, leading by telephones and accessories.

Meanwhile, the imports of machines, equipment and spare parts were leading the list of items imported in the first 8 months of this year.  

By the end of August, 3 export items have got their turnover of over US$ 10 billion each.

In August, Vietnam’s export turnover reached nearly $ 16.1 billion, up by 8 per cent or nearly $ 1.19 billion compared with the previous month. The figure brought the country’s total export turnover in the first 8 months of this year to $ 113.21 billion, up by 6.4 per cent year – on – year, according to the import and export figures of the General Department of Customs .

The country’s export of telephones and accessories hit $ 2.91 billion in August and $ 22.56 billion in the first 8 months of this year, up by 8.4 per cent and 11.9 per cent, respectively over the same period of 2015.

The main export markets of telephones and accessories of Vietnam in the first 8 months of this year were the EU with $ 7.1 billion; the U.A.E - $ 2.89 billion; and the U.S - $ 2.67 billion. 

The exports of textiles and garments reached $ 2.47 billion in August and $ 15.64 billion in the first 8 months of this year, up by 6.7 per cent and 5.5 per cent, respectively over the same period last year. 

In the period, the country’s exports of textiles and garments to the U.S hit $ 7.64 billion; that to the EU - $ 2.38 billion; to Japan - $ 1.88 billion; and to South Korea - $ 1.39 billion.

Meanwhile, the exports of computers and electronics was at $ 1.73 billion in August and $ 11.47 billion in the first 8 months of this year, up by 14 per cent and 11.6 per cent, respectively year – on – year. 

The main export markets of computers and electronics in the first 8 months of this year included the EU with $ 2.33 billion; China - $ 2.02 billion; the U.S - $ 1.89 billion; and Hong Kong - $ 978 million.

Vietnam’s imports of top ten items reached nearly US$ 70.31 billion in the first 8 months of this year, accounted for 63.72 per cent of the country’s total import value. 

Machines, equipment and spare parts were leading the list with the import value of $ 17.88 billion, down by 3.5 per cent or $ 650 million compared with the same period last year.

It was followed by computers and electronics with $ 17.64 billion, up by 16.28 per cent or $ 2.47 billion; cloths of all kinds with $ 6.83 billion, up by 2.7 per cent or $ 180 million; telephones of all kinds with $ 6.54 billion, down by 8.91 per cent or $ 640 million; iron and steel of all kinds - $ 5.13 billion, down by 0.39 per cent or $ 20 million; plastics - $ 3.93 billion, up by 2.08 per cent or $ 80 million; accessories for textile and garments - $ 3.38 billion; petroleum of all kinds - $ 3.08 billion; ordinary metals - $ 3.07 billion, up by 15.85 per cent; and plastic products - $ 2.83 billion, up by 15.98 per cent.