Trade deficit earned roughly US$1 billion
16:31, 2014/09/22
According to customs statistics, Vietnam’s trade deficit reached approximately US$955 million for the first half of September, reducing the country’s total export surplus since the beginning of the year down to US$2 billion.
The two-week trade turnover grossed US$11.8 billion lower than the figure compared to the last two weeks of August.
The country’s cumulative trade surplus reach US$2 billion, with US$6.5 billion attributable to foreign invested enterprises from January to September 14.
Import value in the reviewed period saw a 6% increase to more than US$6.4 billion compared to August’s second half, mostly reported in seafood, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, and wheat.
Duirng the period, major export items are telephones and components, crude oil, seafood, footwear, computers, electronic products and spare parts.
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The city’s total import-export turnover reached US$60.1 billion in 2024, up 11% year-on-year.