In the first four months of this year, the bilateral trade exchange between Vietnam and Myanmar reached US$ 250.2 million, up by 48 per cent over the same period last year. Of the figure, the country exported $ 191.7 million worth of goods to and imported $ 58.5 million worth of goods from Myanmar, up by 29 per cent and 191 per cent, respectively year – on – year. So the country got $ 133.3 million of surplus in trade exchange with Myanmar in the first four months.

Means of transport and spare parts were the biggest items exported by the country to Myanmar in the reviewed period, accounted for 11.9 per cent of the total with the export turnover of over $ 22.9 million, up by 50.3 per cent; iron and steel products - $ 15.1 million, up by 22.8 per cent; machines, equipment and spare parts - $ 13.6 million, up by 8.8 per cent; plastic products - $ 13.2 million, up by 64 per cent; ordinary metals - $ 11.1 million, up by 37.7 per cent.

Item	First 4 months of 2017	First 4 months of 2016	First 4 months of 2017 vs. same period of 2016 (%)
Total	191,747,554	148,677,215	+28.97
Means of transport and spare parts	22,864,612	15,209,625	+50.33
Iron and steel products	15,104,098	12,303,315	+22.76
Machines, equipment and spare parts	13,573,231	12,470,963	+8.84
Plastic products	13,183,119	8,040,455	+63.96
Other ordinary metals and products	11,078,385	8,043,901	+37.72
Iron and steel of all kinds	8,462,990	6,840,691	+23.72
Textiles and garments	4,333,300	2,994,951	+44.69
Confectionery and grain products	2,372,221	2,683,096	-11.59
Ceramic and porcelain products	2,144,223	2,319,662	-7.56
Plastics	1,258,156	974,661	+29.09
Chemicals	973,678	514,894	+89.10
Non – wooden furniture	663,882	650,476	+2.06