The bilateral trade exchange between Vietnam and Malaysia is expected to reach $ 9.5 billion this year.

The Trade Office of Vietnam in Malaysia said that, the bilateral trade exchange between Vietnam and Malaysia totaled $ 3.974 billion in the first five months of this year, increased by 27.9 per cent over the same period last year.

In the first five months of this year, Vietnam’s exports of goods to Malaysia reached $ 1.8 billion, increased sharply by 57.21 per cent year – on – year, showed the preliminary statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.  

Computers, electronics and components were leading the list of items exported by the country to Malaysia in the first five months of this year with the export turnover of $ 599.7 million, up by 230.39 per cent year – on – year, and accounted for 34.5 per cent of the total. It was followed by cell phones and accessories with $ 214.1 million, up by 34.2 per cent.

In the first five months, the country’s exports of coal to Malaysia rocketed by nearly 30 times; iron and steel – up by 165.52 per cent; rubber products – up by 109.38 per cent.

Meanwhile, the exports of ores and minerals decreased sharply by 61.93 per cent, equivalent to $ 955,100 in value.

	First 5 months of 2017	First 5 months of 2016	Comparison (%)
Total	1,736,856,350	1,104,827,610	57.21
Computers, electronics and components	599,767,210	181,535,527	230.39
Cell phones and accessories	214,127,532	159,553,846	34.20
Iron and steel of all kinds	90,802,803	34,198,558	165.52
Machines, equipment and spare parts	84,202,052	47,411,986	77.60
Crude oil	72,373,205	56,134,538	28.93
Glass and products	69,736,862	70,867,950	-1.60
Means of transport and spare parts	62,950,022	70,575,403	-10.80
Rice	44,098,122	42,231,226	4.42
Seafood	37,465,132	32,562,929	15.05
Textiles and garments	37,138,231	34,504,603	7.63
Rubber	32,287,453	35,091,531	-7.99
Coal	29,337,571	980,498	2.892.11
Coffee	24,506,245	25,336,677	-3.28
Fibers of all kinds	21,509,470	21,941,932	-1.97
Fruit and vegetables	20,624,088	18,978,187	8.67
Wood and furniture	20,244,590	15,116,053	33.93
Footwear of all kinds	19,811,916	20,053,745	-1.21
Animal feed and materials	18,820,587	13,762,434	36.75
Chemical products	17,172,063	17,659,513	-2.76
Plastic products	14,919,878	13,694,860	8.95
Iron and steel products	14,379,039	9,932,749	44.76
Ordinary metals and products	12,771,415	14,165,887	-9.84
Paper and products	12,107,770	7,895,970	53.34
Petroleum of all kinds	11,341,907	8,370,225	35.50
Fertilizer of all kinds	10,306,933	5,434,749	89.65
Cassava and products	9,671,371	6,638,247	45.69
Cement and clinker	6,295,552	10,229,510	-38.46
Handbags, wallets, suitcases, hats and umbrellas	5,163,767	3,869,106	33.46
Plastics	5,005,081	4,769,138	4.95
Rubber products	4,577,123	2,186,024	109.38
Confectionery and grain products	4,029,507	3,882,826	3.78
Pepper	3,722,713	6,065,241	-38.62
Electric wires and cables	3,215,088	2,218,940	44.89
Ceramic and porcelain products	3,205,048	4,610,118	-30.48
Chemicals	2,455,788	1,793,966	36.89
Non – wooden furniture	2,161,578	1,834,404	17.84
Toys, sport equipment and spare parts	1,629,039	1,518,420	7.29
Ores and minerals	955,180	2,508,750	-61.93
Tea	954,207	1,466,756	-34.94