(Youth newspaper) – Vietnam’s trade turnover topped 19 billion USD in September, lower than the previous month. According to the Vietnam General Department of Customs, Vietnamese exports were worth nearly 9.5 billion USD while imports stood at 9.3 billion USD, resulting in an export surplus of 170 million USD. The country’s export surplus over the past 9 months reached 143 million USD, mainly from garments and textiles, telephones, computers, footwear, machinery, equipment and seafood.