Exports hit US$112.19 billion in eight months
VOV.VN - The country’s exports in August are estimated at US$15.2 billion, up 2% against the previous month, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).
Thus, the country’s total export value during the first eight months of this year rose 5.5% to US$112.19 billion, US$32.62 billion of which came from the domestic sector (up 4%) and US$79.57 billion was from the FDI (up 6.1%).
Key export products with high growth included telephones and components (up 10.6% to US$22.3 billion), garment (up 4.2% to US$15.5 billion), electronics, computers and components (up 11.2% to US$11.1 billion) and footwear (up 8.1% to US$8.6 billion).
In the period, the US remained the biggest importer of Vietnam products with a value of US$24.6 billion (up 13% against the same period last year).