Exports to Philippines: exports of iron and steel rocketed
Monday, March 27,2017AsemconnectVietnam - In the first two months of 2017, Vietnam’s exports of iron and steel to the Philippines rocketed by 2,169 per cent over the same period last year.
Vietnam’s total exports of goods to the Philippines in the first two months of this year increased by 26 per cent over the same period last year, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.
In February only, the country’s exports of goods to the Philippines reached $ 220.1 million, up by 8.3 per cent over the previous month.
Rice was leading the list of items exported by the country to the Philippines in the first two months of the year with the export turnover of over $ 78 million, accounted for 18.6 per cent of the total and increased by 36 per cent over the same period last year.
It was followed by machines, equipment and spare parts with $ 37 million, up by 42.8 per cent; iron and steel - $ 35.8 million, up by 2,169 per cent; cement and clinker - $ 30.6 million, up by 30 per cent; cell phones and accessories - $ 21.2 million, down by 23.5 per cent; computers, electronics and components - $ 25.5 million, up by 18 per cent.
In the first two months of this year, the country’s exports of iron and steel to the Philippines rocketed by 2,169 per cent year – on – year while the exports of ordinary metals – up by 277 per cent to $ 3.2 million; glass and products – up by 223 per cent to $ 1.7 million; and chemical products – up by 136 per cent to $ 10.4 million.
However, the country’s exports of tea to the Philippines decreased sharply by 88 per cent to $ 0.04 million; fertilizer – down by 54 per cent to $ 2 million; pepper – down by 36 per cent to $ 2.3 million; and coffee – down by 39 per cent to $ 13.9 million.
Vietnam’s exports of goods to the Philippines in the first two months of 2017 - Unit: US$ - Source: the General Department of Customs
Item
|
First 2 months of 2017
|
First 2 months of 2016
|
First 2 months of 2017 vs. same period of 2016 (%)
|
Total
|
420,153,314
|
333,628,889
|
+25.93
|
Rice
|
78,009,762
|
57,330,958
|
+36.07
|
Machines, equipment and spare parts
|
37,020,463
|
25,923,727
|
+42.81
|
Iron and steel of all kinds
|
35,818,988
|
1,578,352
|
+2169.39
|
Cement and clinker
|
30,563,145
|
23,454,689
|
+30.31
|
Cell phones and accessories
|
27,159,749
|
35,495,233
|
-23.48
|
Computers, electronics and components
|
25,502,678
|
21,609,620
|
+18.02
|
Seafood
|
17,746,988
|
12,899,201
|
+37.58
|
Coffee
|
13,894,902
|
22,888,104
|
-39.29
|
Means of transport and spare parts
|
12,774,916
|
10,839,302
|
+17.86
|
Plastic products
|
10,828,177
|
8,748,596
|
+23.77
|
Chemical products
|
10,352,196
|
4,396,333
|
+135.47
|
Textiles and garments
|
9,716,145
|
10,981,756
|
-11.52
|
Footwear of all kinds
|
8,233,237
|
7,118,807
|
+15.65
|
Fibers of all kinds
|
4,650,118
|
3,472,495
|
+33.91
|
Electric wires and cables
|
4,369,888
|
3,959,093
|
+10.38
|
Cassava and products
|
3,297,413
|
3,874,886
|
-14.90
|
Other ordinary metals and products
|
3,185,791
|
845,387
|
+276.84
|
Confectionery and grain products
|
3,050,619
|
2,071,122
|
+47.29
|
Textile, garment, leather and footwear materials
|
3,043,510
|
1,818,679
|
+67.35
|
Animal feed and materials
|
2,472,011
|
1,571,158
|
+57.34
|
Pepper
|
2,325,997
|
3,622,271
|
-35.79
|
Paper of all kinds
|
2,244,092
|
1,275,609
|
+75.92
|
Fertilizer of all kinds
|
1,961,700
|
4,243,000
|
-53.77
|
Glass and products
|
1,729,930
|
536,262
|
+222.59
|
Iron and steel products
|
1,682,486
|
2,924,943
|
-42.48
|
Cameras, camcorders and components
|
1,616,573
|
1,390,407
|
+16.27
|
Plastics
|
1,516,583
|
1,624,639
|
-6.65
|
Ceramic and porcelain products
|
1,371,187
|
998,930
|
+37.27
|
Chemicals
|
1,229,549
|
1,141,530
|
+7.71
|
Cashew nuts
|
815,498
|
981,383
|
-16.90
|
Non – wooden furniture
|
73,338
|
134,514
|
-45.48
|
Tea
|
45,000
|
385,821
|
-88.34
|
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Source: VITIC
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