First two months see four export items hit over US$5 billion
VOV.VN - There were 4 products with export turnover of US$5 billion during the first two months of this year, including phones and components at US$9.58 billion; computers, electronics and components at US$9.55 billion; other machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts at US$6.82 billion, and textiles and garments at US$5.23 billion.
These items accounted for 52.5% of the country's total export turnover.
According to a report released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) throughout the reviewed period, export turnover was estimated to reach US$59.34 billion, up 19.2% over the same period from last year. Of which, the domestic economic sector brought in US$16.14 billion, an increase of 33.3%, accounting for 27.2% of total export turnover, while the foreign invested sector (including crude oil) fetched US$43.2 billion, a rise of 14.7%, making up for 72.8%.
In the billion US$ turnover group, computers, electronics and components recorded the highest growth rate of 6.3%. In contrast, machinery, equipment, tools, and spare parts dropped by 17.5%; phones and components fell by 4.6%; textiles and garments down by 8.4% and footwear decreased by 6.8%.
