Export turnover touches US$ 1.35 bln
VGP – Overseas shipment of goods and services was estimated at US$ 1.35 billion in June, representing a month-on-month growth of 3.1% and a year-on-year growth of 0.3%.
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In June, the FDI sector gained US$ 587 million of export turnover, accounting for 43.5% of national export turnover. The domestic sector pocketed US$ 763 million of export turnover, up 3.2% against May but down 4.5% against the same period last year.
In Q2, export turnover hit US$ 3.8 billion, down 0.3% against the same period last year.
In the first half, export turnover was estimated at US$ 7.2 billion, up 5.4% against the same period last year. The domestic sector exported US$ 3.9 billion of goods, up 6.3%. FDI sector shipped US$ 3.22 billion of goods abroad, up 4.4%.
In the January-June period, the biggest hard currency earner was telephones and spare parts by earning US$ 142 million (occupying 2% of total export turnover), up 52.1%.
Meanwhile, export turnover of agricultural products suffered a sharp decline of 26.9%.
In June, import turnover was estimated at US$ 2.7 billion, representing a month-on-month decline of 1.3% and a year-on-year increase of 9%.
In Q2, import turnover hit US$ 8.3 billion, up 6% against the same period last year.
In the first six months, import turnover was estimated at US$ 15.75 million, up 4.6% against the same period last year./.
By Kim Loan
