Vietnam imported 7,300 CBU autos worth of US$ 152.8 million in January, down by 49.88 per cent in quantity and 34.76 per cent in value compared with the last month of 2016, but up by 25.5 per cent in quantity and 4 per cent in value compared with the same month of last year, showed the preliminary statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.

Thailand was leading the list of the country’s biggest auto import market in January of this year with 2,600 units worth of $ 51.7 million, down by 34.37 per cent in quantity and 27.81 per cent in value compared with the previous month.

It was followed by Indonesia with 1,800 units worth of $ 35.4 million, up by 1,183.8 per cent in quantity and 2,596.41 per cent in value; and India – over 1,000 units worth of $ 3.7 million, down by 80.65 per cent in quantity and 81.46 per cent in value.

The other big auto import markets were China, the U.S, the U.K, Japan and France.

Market	January of 2017		Comparison vs. December of 2016 (%)
	Quantity (Ton)	Value (US$)	Quantity	Value
Total	7,388	152,841,383	-49.88	-34.76
Thailand	2,605	51,741,612	-34.37	-27.81
Indonesia	1,823	35,478,151	1.183.80	2.596.41
India	1,006	3,730,306	-80.65	-81.46
South Korea	638	14,060,525	-72.72	-44.46
Japan	399	13,447,854	17.70	4.14
Russia	255	10,985,200	-53.04	-49.02
The U.S	165	4,513,073	-63.00	-62.28
Germany	146	7,624,224	-47.48	-50.66
China	94	3,383,992	-89.53	-90.23
The U.K	27	1,349,565	42.11	134.61
France	6	342,020	50.00	76.06
Canada	3	122,400	-25.00	-19.74