Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA)Exports reached about 40.8 billion USD while importstotalled 33.9 billion USD, up 15.2% and 5.7%, respectively, year-on-year, and this means the tradesurplus of the sector mounted to 6.9 billion USD, doubling the same period lastyear.
In September alone, exports spurred 28.7% compared to thesame month last year to over 4.2 billion USD. However, the figure was8.8% lower than the previous month’s.
Last month’s export turnover from major agriculturalproducts exceeded 1.8 billion USD, while those from forestry products andseafood stood at over 1.3 billion USD and 900 million USD, respectively.
During the nine-month period, Vietnam exported more than16.8 billion USD worth of key agro products, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%.Shipments of major forestry products valued around 13.3 billion USD andseafood, 8.5 billion USD, up 10.8% and 38%, respectively.
Seven products with export revenue surpassing 2 billion USD each include coffee, rubber, rice, vegetables and fruits, shrimp, and wood.
High upturn was seen in the export of coffee (37.6%), cassava (21%),tra fish (83.3%), and shrimp (24.8%).
A downturn, meanwhile, was recorded in some others, includingvegetables and fruits (11.1%), cashew nuts (14%), and livestock products(18.4%).
The US remained Vietnam’s largest buyer, spending over 10.5 billion USD which accounts for 25.8% of the total. Itwas, again, followed by China (7.4 billion USD) and Japan (3.1 billion USD).
A total of 4,597 Production Unit Codes (PUCs) and 1,419Packing House Codes (PHCs) have been granted in Vietnam, enabling exporters toship fresh fruits such as dragon fruit, mango, banana, pomelo, longan and lychee to major markets like China, the US, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic ofKorea, and Japan./.
VNA
