Trade surplus exceeds US$3 bln in January
VGP - Viet Nam posted a trade surplus of US$3.03 billion in January, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
In January, trade between Viet Nam and the rest of the world dipped by 3.5 percent year-on-year to US$63.15 billion.
Of the figure, export revenue hit US$33.09 billion, down 6.9 percent. The domestic economic sector contributed US$9.49 billion, down 11.2 percent, while the foreign-invested sector, including crude oil, accounted for US$23.6 billion, down 5 percent.
There were seven key items with export turnover surpassing US$1 billion each, collectively accounting for 67.9 percent of the total export value.
Meanwhile, import volume stood at US$30.06 billion, down 14.1 percent from the same period last year. The domestic economic sector contributed US$10.89 billion while the foreign-invested sector recorded US$19.17 billion.
The U.S. remained the biggest importer of Viet Nam's goods with US$9.8 billion, while China was the top as the top goods supplier to Viet Nam with US$11.6 billion./.
