Exports to U.K reached US$ 1.43 billion
Tuesday, June 6,2017AsemconnectVietnam - Vietnam exported US$ 1.43 billion worth of goods to the U.K in the first four months of this year, down by 9.58 per cent over the same period of 2016.
Cell phones and accessories were leading the list of items exported by the country to the U.K in the first four months of this year, with the export turnover of $ 481.4 million, accounted for 33.5 per cent of the total but decreased by 24.46 per cent year – on – year.
It was followed by footwear of all kinds with $ 201.9 million, up by 4.81 per cent; and textiles and garments - $ 100.1 million, down by 1.09 per cent.
In the first four months of this year, Vietnam’s exports of iron and steel to the U.K rocketed by over 30 times in quantity and 16 times in value to 11,800 tons worth of $ 8.5 million. Meanwhile, the exports of rubber was up by 104.35 per cent; machines, equipment and spare parts – up by 72.37 per cent; and rubber products – up by 65.38 per cent.
However, the exports of fruit and vegetables were down by 44.2 per cent and paper and products – down by 38.04 per cent.
Top ten items exported by Vietnam to the U.K in the first four months of 2017 - Unit: US$ - source: the General Department of Customs
Item
|
First 4 months of 2017
|
First 4 months of 2016
|
Comparison (%)
|
Total
|
1,437,023,753
|
1,589,353,710
|
-9.58
|
Cell phones and accessories
|
481,426,330
|
637,293,171
|
-24.46
|
Footwear of all kinds
|
201,933,565
|
192,669,285
|
4.81
|
Textiles and garments
|
201,316,432
|
203,529,030
|
-1.09
|
Wood and furniture
|
100,167,288
|
110,218,431
|
-9.12
|
Computers, electronics and components
|
72,262,442
|
112,840,414
|
-35.96
|
Seafood
|
62,277,514
|
60,527,117
|
2.89
|
Machines, equipment and spare parts
|
33,841,474
|
19,633,195
|
72.37
|
Coffee
|
32,570,397
|
32,358,063
|
0.66
|
Cashew nuts
|
32,397,901
|
26,424,852
|
22.6
|
Plastic products
|
29,771,006
|
29,525,916
|
0.83
|
CK
Source: VITIC
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