(VOVworld) – Vietnam earned nearly 40 billion USD from exports in the first quarter of this year, up 7% from a year ago, while import turnover totaled 37.5 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 16%. According to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs, key export commodities were telephones and components, which earned 6.7 billion USD, followed by computers, spare parts, and footwear.
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Telephones are among Vietnam's key export commodities. (Photo: VNA) |
In the first quarter, heavy industry and minerals generated 16.4 billion USD, accounting for 46% of total exports.
The EU was Vietnam’s top customer at 7 billion USD, followed by the US, the Republic of Korea, ASEAN, China, and Japan.