Exports gain 12.8 percent in Q1
Vietnam’s export revenue in the first quarter of 2017 rose 12.8 percent against the same period last year to US$43.7 billion, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.
Positive growth was seen in several key export earners and agricultural products, including textiles and garments which brought home US$5.6 billion, up 10.2 percent; electronics, computer and components, US$5.3 billion, up 42.3 percent; footwear, US$3.1 billion, up 10.5 percent; coffee, US$1.1 billion, 30.7 percent; and vegetables, US$671 million, 24.3 percent.
Vietnam’s export turnover in 2016 is estimated at US$175.9 billion, an 8.6 percent year-on-year increase.