Trade value up over 15% in January-April
VGP - Viet Nam's trade value with the rest of the world reached US$238.88 billion in the first four months of 2024, marking an 15.2 percet increase compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
April 30, 2024 10:48 AM GMT+7
Of the figure, export turnover hit US$123.64 billion, up 15 percent and import volume reached US$115.24 billion, up 15.4 percent.
Viet Nam recorded a trade surplus of US$8.4 billion in the reviewed period compared to US$7.66 billion of the same period last year.
During January-April, there were 20 commodities that recorded an export value of over US$1 billion each, accounting for 78.9 percent of the total export revenue. Notably, five commodities see their export value surpassing US$5 billion each.
The U.S. was Viet Nam's largest export market in the period, with an estimated turnover of US$34.1 billion, while China was the country's biggest import market with an estimated turnover of US$41.6 billion./.
