Garment and textile exports reaches US $4.2 bil in first half
VGP – Though material price hiked sharply, Việt Nam earned US $4.2 billion from textile and garment export in the first half of the year, a year-on-year rise of 20%.
July 12, 2008 7:11 AM GMT+7
The European Union (EU) came in second, generating US $780 million, while Japan ranked third with US $360 million.
Textile and garment exporters set the goal to earn US $5.3 billion in the remaining months of 2008, Vitas Chairman Lê Quốc Ân said.