Statistics of the General Department of Customs showed that Viet Nam earned US$59.34 billion from exporting during January-February period, up 19.2 percent.
As many as 11 commodities recorded export turnover of the US$1 billion each, collectively accounting for 75.1 percent of the country's total export value.
Meanwhile, the Southeast Asian nation spent US$54.62 billion on imports, up 18 percent compared to the same period last year.
The U.S. remained the biggest importer of Viet Nam's goods, with US$17.4 billion, while China was Viet Nam's largest import market with US$20.9 billion.
During the reviewed period, Viet Nam gained a trade surplus of US$4.72 billion, including US$15.2 billion with the U.S., US$5.3 billion with the EU, and US$0.4 billion with Japan./.