Vietnam - Australia trade goes up 37% in eight months

Trade revenue between Vietnam and Australia approximated US$11 billion in the first eight months of 2022, up 37.44% from a year earlier, statistics show.

Notably, Vietnam’s exports to Australia surged 42% to US$4.9 billion, according to Vietnam’s trade office in the country.

Among the main exports to Australia, fishery products brought home US$247.6 million (up 49%), timber and wood products US$135.4 million (up 23.99%), confectionery over US$50 million (up 50%), and steel US$142 million (up 232.92%).

Meanwhile, imports also rose 34.75%, with input materials for production such as coal, iron ore, metal, and wheat being the main commodities purchased from Australia.

Nguyen Phu Hoa, head of Vietnam’s trade office, attributed the impressive export growth to the increasing diversity and competitiveness of Vietnamese goods, efforts by Vietnamese firms to help their products get a foothold in the Australian market, and localities’ support for businesses in trade promotion.

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