Trade turnover fetches US$10.55 bil. in first half of April

VGP - Trade volume is estimated at US$10.55 billion in the first half of April, up 4.9% over the second half of March, according to the latest statistics released by the General Department of Viet Nam Customs.

April 21, 2013 1:57 PM GMT+7

Viet Nam pocketed about US$4.67 billion from exporting telephones and spare parts, jewelry, cameras, coal, and steel. The figure decreased 11.5% compared to the last two weeks in March.

Since the beginning of 2013, trade turnover has reached US$69.75 billion, up 19.7% over the same period last year. Export earnings hit nearly US$34.41 billion (up 19%) and imports recording almost US$35.35 billion, up 20.3%.

As of April 15, the country’s trade deficit was US$941 million, representing 2.7% of its total export revenue./.