Cell phones and accessories were leading the list. Those items were:
Cell phones and accessories: Vietnam exported $ 3.09 billion worth of cell phones and accessories in March and $ 7.77 billion in the first 3 months of this year, down by 6.1 per cent compared with the same months of 2016.The main export markets of cell phones and accessories in the period were EU with over $ 2.38 billion, down by 6.1 per cent year – on – year; the U.A.E with $ 901 million, down by 19.9 per cent; South Korea - $ 755 million, up by 32.8 per cent; the U.S - $ 620 million, down by 43 per cent.

Textiles and garments: The country exported $ 2.1 billion worth of textiles and garments in March and $ 5.62 billion in the first 3 months of this year, up by 10 per cent year – on - year.The leading export markets of textiles and garments in the first 11 months of this year were the U.S with $ 2.72 billion, up by 8.1 per cent year – on – year; EU - $ 733 million, up by 6.6 per cent; and Japan - $ 715 million, up by 12.4 per cent; and South Korea - $ 617 million, up by 17.1 per cent.

Computers, electronic products and components: Vietnam earned $ 5.52 billion from export of computers, electronic products and components in the first 3 months of this year, up by 47.8 per cent compared with the same months of 2016. The major export markets of computers, electronic products and components in the period were China with $ 1.37 billion, up by 123.5 per cent year – on – year; and the EU - $ 1.04 billion, up by 12.3 per cent.

Footwear of all kinds: The export of footwear of all kinds totaled over $ 1.09 billion in March and nearly $ 3.12 billion in the first 3 months of this year, up by 11.9 per cent year – on - year. The country’s top export markets of footwear of all kinds in the first 3 months of this year were the U.S with $ 1.07 billion, up by 13.3 per cent year – on – year; the EU (28 countries) –$ 988 million, up by 9.9 per cent; and China – $ 240 million, up by 28.5 per cent.

Machines, equipment, tools and spare parts: : The country earned nearly $ 1.13 billion from export of machines, equipment, tools and spare parts  in March and $ 2.91 billion in the first 3 months of this year, up by 37.5 per cent over the same period last year. The main export markets of machines, equipment, tools and spare parts in the first 3 months of this year were the U.S with $ 602 million, up by 26.7 per cent year – on – year; Japan –  $ 402 billion, up by 14.5 per cent; China – nearly $ 370 million, up by 85.6 per cent over the same period of 2016.

Farm products (including fruit and vegetables; cashew nuts; coffee; tea; pepper; rice; cassava and products): Vietnam’s exports of farm products reached $ 1.59 billion in March and $ 3.94 billion in the first three months of this year, up by 15.3 per cent over the same period last year. The leading export markets of farm products in the first quarter of this year were China with $ 1.47 billion, up by 27.6 per cent year – on – year; EU (28 countries) - $ 748 million, up by 24.8 per cent; the U.S - $ 457 million, up by 23.5 per cent; ASEAN - $ 371 million, down by 17.5 per cent; Japan - $ 92 million, up by 17 per cent; and South Korea - $ 86 million, up by 52 per cent.

Fruit and vegetables: The country’s exports of fruit and vegetables were at $ 280 million in March, up by 49.5 per cent month – on – month. The figure brought the total exports of those items in the first quarter of this year to $ 701 million, up by 29.8 per cent over the same period of 2016.

Cashew nuts: The exports of cashew nuts were up by 80.1 per cent in quantity and 88 per cent in value to 24,000 tons worth of $ 230 million in March and 56,000 tons worth of $ 515 million in the first three months of this year, down by 4.6 per cent in quantity but up by 16.9 per cent in value over the same months of last year.

Coffee: Vietnam’s exports of coffee reached 168,000 tons worth of $ 382 million in March, up by 14.8 per cent in quantity and 15.1 per cent in value month – on – month. The figure brought the country’s total coffee exports in the first 3 months of this year  to 454,000 tons valued at $ 1.03 billion, down by 4.3 per cent in quantity but up by 27.5 per cent in value year – on - year.

Rice: The country’s exports of rice hit $ 551,000 tons worth of $ 251 million in March, rose sharply by 38.8 per cent in quantity and 47.2 per cent in value month – on – month. The figure brought the country’s total export of rice in the first 3 months of this year to 1.29 million tons worth of $ 565 million, down by 17.5 per cent in quantity and 17.3 per cent in value year – on - year.

Rubber: : The exports of rubber were at 66,000 tons worth of $ 138 million in March, down by 26.8 per cent in quantity and 27.9 per cent in value month – on – month. The figure brought the country’s total rubber exports in the first 3 months of this year to 250,000 tons valued at $ 511 million, up by 6.7 per cent in quantity and 90.7 per cent in value year – on - year.