Of the figure, Vietnam exported $24.4 billion worth of goods to; and imported $41.63 billion worth of goods from China, increased by 30.3 per cent and 14 per cent, respectively.

So in the first eight months of this year, Vietnam got $17.23 billion of deficit in trade exchange with China, down by 3 per cent year – on – year.

Machines, equipment and spare parts were leading the list of items imported by the country from China in the first eight months of this year with the import value of $7.6 billion, up by over 5 per cent year – on – year and accounted for 18.3 per cent of the total. It was followed by telephones and components - $5.23 billion, up by 13 per cent; computers, electronics and components - $4.73 billion, up by 7.8 per cent; fabrics - $4.63 billion, up by 18.5 per cent; iron and steel - $3.13 billion, up by 8 per cent; textile, garment, leather and footwear materials - $1.43 billion, up by 5.8 per cent; plastic products - $1.34 billion, up by 15.8 per cent; chemicals - $1.04 billion, up by 28 per cent.

In the first eight months of this year, Vietnam’s imports of cameras, camcorders and components increased sharply by 157.6 per cent to $553.26 million; petroleum – up by 98 per cent to $683.28 million; ordinary metal products – up by 85.6 per cent to $426.84 million; oil and grease – up by 64.6 per cent to $11.24 million; animal feed and materials – up by 57.3 per cent to $158.55 million; fruits and vegetables – up by 56.6 per cent to $250.62 million; coal – up by 53.9 per cent to $197.71 million.

However, the imports of CBU autos from China fell sharply by 91.5 per cent year – on – year to $16.3 million; and the imports of pharmaceuticals; fertilizer; rubber and tobacco materials also increased sharply by 35.2 per cent; 30.4 per cent; 24.9 per cent and 20.3 per cent, respectively year – on – year.