Imports from Germany totaled nearly US$ 488 million
Wednesday, March 28,2018
AsemconnectVietnam - Vietnam imported $ 487.2 million worth of goods from Germany in the first two months of this year, increased by 14.69 per cent over the same period last year, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.
It was followed by pharmaceuticals and chemical products with $ 35.1 million and $ 21.6 million, down by 31.61 per cent and 4.71 per cent, respectively over the same period last year.
Especially, in the first two months of this year, Vietnam’s imports of electric wires and cables from Germany increased sharply by 2 folds compared with the same period last year to $ 2.4 million.
10 leading items imported from Germany in the first two months of 2018 - Source: VITIC – according to the figures of the General Department of Customs
|
Item
|
First 2 months of 2018 (US$)
|
First 2 months of (US$)
|
Comparison (%)
|
|
Total
|
487,282,925
|
424,885,843
|
14.69
|
|
Machines, equipment and spare parts
|
246,831,756
|
170,787,967
|
44.53
|
|
Pharmaceuticals
|
35,157,663
|
51,410,381
|
-31.61
|
|
Chemical products
|
21,695,770
|
22,767,804
|
-4.71
|
|
Plastics
|
19,758,201
|
15,580,816
|
26.81
|
|
Auto components and spare parts
|
18,739,292
|
22,528,615
|
-16.82
|
|
Chemicals
|
14,495,511
|
8,231,270
|
76.10
|
|
Wood and furniture
|
10,586,980
|
6,717,961
|
57.59
|
|
Iron and steel products
|
10,431,605
|
8,802,826
|
18.50
|
|
Computers, electronics and components
|
9,885,037
|
7,409,654
|
33.41
|
|
Pesticide and materials
|
8,975,846
|
9,817,168
|
-8.57
|
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