Of the figure, the import value reached $173.14 billion, up by 11.6 per cent and the country got trade surplus of $6.32 billion in the first nine months of this year.

In the first nine months, the imports of computers, electronics and components increased by $3.52 billion over the previous month; ordinary metals - up by $1.36 billion; petroleum - up by $1.2 billion; crude oil – up by $1.15 billion; and plastics – up by over $1 billion over the same period last year.

The following are the main import items in the first nine months of 2018:
Computers, electronics and components: Vietnam spent over $3.54 billion for imports of computers, electronic products and components in September of 2018 and $30.8 billion in the first nine months of 2018, up by 12.9 per cent compared with the same period of 2017.

The major import markets of computers, electronic products and components in the first nine months of this year were South Korea with $12.76 billion, up by 13.6 per cent year – on – year; China - $5.48 billion, up by 7.8 per cent; Japan - $ 2.94 billion, up by 34.5 per cent.

Machines, equipment, tools and spare parts: : The country imported $2.77 billion worth of machines, equipment, tools and spare parts in September and $24.58 billion in the first nine months of this year, down by 3.7 per cent year – on - year.

The main import markets of machines, equipment, tools and spare parts in the first nine months of this year were China with $8.65 billion, up by 5.7 per cent year – on – year; South Korea – $4.6 billion, down by 33.5 per cent; and Japan - $3.26 billion, up by 1.8 per cent over the same period of 2017.

Telephones and components: Vietnam imported over $1.71 billion worth of telephones and components in September and $11 billion in the first nine months of this year, up by 1.1 per cent compared with the same period of 2017.
The main import markets of telephones and components in the period were China with $6.09 billion, up by 7.5 per cent year – on – year; and South Korea - $4.16 billion, up by 0.1 per cent.

Plastics and products: The imports of plastics and products totaled $1.23 billion in September, down by 5.4 per cent over the previous month. The figure brought the country’s total imports of plastics and products in the first nine months of this year to $10.93 billion, up by 14.6 per cent compared with the same period last year.

The country’s top import markets of plastics and products in the first nine months of this year were South Korea with $2.52 billion, up by 9.9 per cent year – on – year; China –$2.32 billion, up by 13.4 per cent; and Taiwan (CN) –$1.14 billion, up by 19.7 per cent.

Fabrics of all kinds: Vietnam’s imports of fabrics of all kinds reached over $1 billion in September and $9.41 billion in the first nine months of this year, increased by 13.8 per cent over the same period of 2017.
The major import markets of fabrics of all kinds in the first nine months of this year were China with $5.2 billion, up by 18.4 per cent; South Korea - $1.6 billion, up by 7.3 per cent; and Taiwan (CN) - $1.2 billion, up by 2.5 per cent; and Japan - $539 million, up by 14 per cent.

Iron and steel of all kinds: The country imported 1.05 million tons of iron and steel of all kinds worth of $788 million in September and 10.34 million tons worth of $7.51 billion in the first nine months of this year, down by 10 per cent in quantity but up by 11.5 per cent in value year – on - year.

In the first nine months of this year, the country imported 4.8 million tons of iron and steel of all kinds worth of nearly $3.46 billion from China, down by 14.7 per cent in quantity but up by 9.1 per cent in value year – on - year; from Japan – 1.67 million tons worth of $1.18 million, down by 0.8 per cent in quantity but up by 15.6 per cent in value. The imports of iron and steel from South Korea in the first nine months of this year reached 1.31 million tons worth of $1.08 billion, up by 4.4 per cent in quantity and by 21.4 per cent in value.

Chemicals and products: The imports of chemicals and products reached $798 million in September and $7.44 billion in the first nine months of this year, up by 17.8 per cent year – on - year.
The country’s top import markets of plastic products in the first nine months of this year were China with $2.16 billion, up by 21.4 per cent year – on – year; Taiwan (CN) – $863 million, up by 27.1 per cent; and South Korea – $810 million, up by 11.9 per cent.

Petroleum of all kinds: The imports of petroleum of all kinds totaled 700,000 tons worth of $502 million in September, decreased by 9.8 per cent in quantity and 4.3 per cent in value over the previous month.
The figure brought the country’s total petroleum imports in the first nine months of this year to 9.3 million tons worth of $6.3 billion, down by 2.1 per cent in quantity but up by 24.2 per cent in value compared with the same period last year.

The country’s top import markets of petroleum of all kinds the first nine months of this year were Malaysia with 2.67 million tons, up by 36.4 per cent year – on – year; South Korea – 2.33 million tons, up by 7.4 per cent; Singapore - 2.08 million tons, down by 40.4 per cent over the same period last year.

Textile, garment, leather and footwear materials: The country’s imports of textile, garment, leather and footwear materials reached $471 million in September and $4.27 billion in the first nine months of this year, up by 4.5 per cent over the same period last year.

The major import markets of textile, garment, leather and footwear materials the first nine months of this year were China with the import value of $1.62 billion, up by 6.1 per cent; South Korea - $580 million, up by 1.4 per cent; Taiwan (CN) - $339 million, down by 10.2 per cent year – on – year.
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Source: VITIC/Baohaiquan.vn