Trade surplus hit over US$3 billion in eight months
(VOV) - Impressive performance of the foreign-invested businesses in August helped Vietnam maintain a trade surplus of US$3.07 billion in the first eight months of the year, according to Vietnam Customs.
Customs statistics show Vietnam’s eight-month exports grossed over US$97.23 billion in value while its imports fetched US$94.16 billion.
In the reviewed period, FDI businesses earned US$59.64 billion from exports, and spent US$52.83 billion on imports, obtaining an export surplus of US$6.81 billion.
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In the second half of August alone, they enjoyed a trade surplus of US$770 million thanks to a boom in exports.
By contrast, the domestic economic sector suffered an import surplus of US$3.8 billion between January-August.