25 export commodities earning above US$1 billion each in first half
VOV.VN - The first half of the year saw Vietnam record 25 commodities with export turnover of over US$1 billion each, making up 88.9% of the total, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Mobile phones and spare parts topped the list with US$25.1 billion, an annual rise of 14.2%, followed by electronic products, computers and components with US$23.7 billion, marking an increase of 22.1%.
Machinery, equipment and spare parts, along with garment-textile groups, stood at US$17 billion and US$15.2 billion in export revenue, respectively.
Furthermore, the export revenue of footwear hit US$10.4 billion, up 27.8%, while wood and wooden products reached US$8.1 billion, representing a rise of 61.1%.
Elsewhere, transport vehicles and spare parts were at US$5.4 billion in export revenue, a boost of 42.8% year on year.
Data from the Minitry of Industry and Trade show Vietnam’s total export value between January and June was estimated at US$157.63 billion, an increase of 28.4% from last year’s corresponding period.
The United States emerged as Vietnam’s biggest export market in the period with US$45.1 billion, marking an annual climb of 43.3%.
China came second with US$24.6 billion, up 25.1%, followed by the EU with US$19.3 billion, a rise of 17.4%.
Meanwhile, ASEAN posted an export turnover of US$13.8 billion, up 26.3%, the Republic of Korea with US$10.5 billion, up 15.2%, and Japan with US$9.9 billion, an increase of 6.9%.
