Vietnam spends U$9bn on Chinese machinery, equipment in 2015
Vietnam spent over US$9 billion on Chinese machinery and equipment last year, up 15.4% year on year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
The money the Southeast Asian country spent on Chinese machinery and equipment made up 18.2% of total imports of Chinese goods last year, the largest sector out of 45, the general department said.
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In 2015, China continued to be the largest trading partner of Vietnam with the total value of imports amounting to over US$49.5 billion, a 13.8% year-on-year rise.
The 2015 figures have made China the biggest exporter of machinery and equipment to Vietnam, a position the neighboring country has held for many years after surpassing Japan and the Republic of Korea, the customs department said.
The value of this group of Chinese goods accounted for 30% of total imports of machinery and equipment from Vietnam’s trading partners worldwide.
The import value of machinery and equipment in 2015 increased 23% compared with a year ago, a signal that business and production activities of Vietnamese enterprises began to accelerate.
The group of machinery-equipment was followed by telephone-components (US$6.9 billion), computers-electronic products and fabrics (over US$ 5.2 billion).
Moreover, Vietnam also spent more than US$4 billion importing 9.6 million metric tons of iron and steel from China, accounting for over half the money Vietnam paid for imported iron and steel worldwide in 2015.
Regarding automobiles, Vietnam bought 26,742 Chinese vehicles, representing 25 percent of the total number of cars imported into the country last year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs said.
If automotive parts and components were included, the money spent on finished vehicles and parts from China would reach US$1.7 billion.