By the end of February, the country’s imports of goods from Cambodia reached 268.02 million USD, up by 41.3 per cent, so Vietnam got 365.67 million USD of surplus in trade exchange with Cambodia, increased by 13.2 per cent compared to the same period in 2018.

Iron and steel was the leading item exported to Cambodia. The export turnover of this commodity reached 76.15 million USD in February of 2019, increasing the total export turnover of this commodity in the first 2 months of 2019 to 171.02 million USD, up by 62.5 per cent over the same period last year and accounting for nearly 27 per cent of the total export value of Vietnamese goods to this market.

Meanwhile, the exports of textile and garment products to Cambodia in February reached 30.12 million USD, increasing the export turnover of textiles and garments in the first 2 months of 2019 to 86.02 million USD, up by 56.2 per cent over the same period last year and accounting for 13.6 per cent of the total value of Vietnamese goods exported to Cambodia.

 

Petroleum exports in February 2019 reached 33.06 million USD, bringing the export value of petroleum in the first 2 months of 2019 to 79.73 million USD, up by 31.2 per cent over the same period last year and accounting for 12.6 per cent of the total turnover.

The country’s exports of textile, garment, leather and footwear materials reached 14.99 million USD in February and 41.86 million USD in the first two months of this year, up by 3.9 per cent and accounted for 6.6 per cent of the total turnover.

Vietnam’s exports of almost all items to Cambodia in the first 2 months of the year saw a rise in turnover compared to the first 2 months of 2018; in which, the exports of plastic materials were up by 99.8 per cent to 3.06 million USD; chemicals increased by 91.2 per cent to 4.02 million USD; textiles and garments - increased by 56.2 per cent to 86.02 million USD; paper and paper products increased by 51.6 per cent to 13.07 million USD.

In contrast, the exports of telephones and components decreased by 99.6 per cent to 0.04 million USD; glass and glass products decreased by 71 per cent to 0.07 million USD and fertilizer decreased by 48.5 per cent to 9.62 million USD.

Item	February of 2019	February of 2019 vs. January of 2019(%)	First 2 month sof 2019	+/- First 2 months of 2019 vs. same period of 2018 (%)
Total	258,382,521	-31.6	633,684,301	23.58
Iron and steel of all kinds	76,149,156	-19.96	171,015,402	62.51
Textiles and garments	30,122,000	-46.11	86,018,621	56.19
Petroleum of all kinds	33,061,681	-31.65	79,734,245	31.2
Textile, garment, leather and footwear materials	14,988,950	-44.21	41,857,286	3.86
Plastic products	7,913,850	-42.08	21,522,150	27.29
Iron and steel products	6,356,239	-29.6	15,356,243	20.32
Animal feed and materials	5,463,990	-44.39	15,290,391	8.42
Machines, equipment and spare parts	5,469,168	-41.3	14,789,668	0.27
Other ordinary metals and products	5,482,293	-34.23	13,768,901	29.9
Paper and products	4,205,411	-52.9	13,072,112	51.61
Chemical products	5,037,448	-33.77	12,632,267	36.52
Fertilizer of all kinds	3,389,400	-46.11	9,615,171	-48.5
Means of transport and spare parts	3,357,682	-42.89	9,097,455	47.47
Confectionery and grain products	3,465,771	-38.46	9,081,630	30.46
Fibers of all kinds	1,984,254	-33.58	4,971,834	-9.2
Electric wires and cables	1,912,797	-33.18	4,775,305	34.74
Chemicals	1,710,385	-25.9	4,020,080	91.2
Seafood	1,628,877	-6.73	3,370,302	-16.38
Plastics	1,180,118	-38.33	3,063,453	99.82
Clinker and cement	1,223,345	-30.26	2,983,309	23.47
Ceramic and porcelain products	1,082,990	7.42	2,091,167	-21.57
Rubber products	496,531	-8.52	1,039,277	8.13
Non-wooden furniture	361,013	-38.1	930,597	-28.4
Wood and furniture	248,093	-58.4	832,069	-28.05
Coffee	58,273	-80.28	353,754	-35.84
Fruits and vegetables	172,672	3.25	339,906	27.62
Glass and products	45,938	63.69	74,002	-70.97
Telephones and componenets		-100	44,471	-99.56