The southern province of Dong Nai posted a trade surplus of 700 million USD in the first seven months of 2017, reported the provincial People’s Committee.
Dong Nai records 700 million USD in trade surplus (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Dong Nai (VNA) – The southern provinceof Dong Nai posted a trade surplus of 700 million USD in the first seven monthsof 2017, reported the provincial People’s Committee.
Dong Nai’s total export turnover in the January-Julyperiod reached 9.5 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 13 percent.
Meanwhile, the province imported 8.8 billion USDworth of goods in the reviewed period.
Dong Nai mainly exported footwear, garments-textiles,wood and wooden products, electronic products, and farm produce.
Its key markets included China, the Republic ofKorea, Japan, the US and the European Union.
The province’s exports in the remaining monthsof this year are expected to continuously grow since businesses have signeddeals until 2018.-VNA
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Dong Nai records 700 million USD in trade surplus (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
