Vietnam’s export turnover is estimated to reach US$6.25 billion in October, bringing the total export turnover in the past ten months to $67,278 million, up to 23.3 percent against the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Meanwhile, import turnover climbed to $67.28 billion or 20.7 per cent year-on-year increase.
Of total turnover, businesses with foreign direct investment represented $31.4 billion, up over 25.8 per cent against the same period in 2009.
The remainder was accounted for by domestic businesses with $26.77 billion, up 20.4 per cent.
Exports items with high growth included rubber (up 94.4 per cent to $1.68 billion), cashew nuts (by 29 per cent to $900 million), rice (by 5.7 million tonnes to $2.66 billion) and textiles and garments which soared 22.31 per cent to $9.11 billion, with electrical wire and cables up 60 per cent to $1.68 billion.
Coal export totalled over 15.55 million tonnes and $1.26 billion or 22.1 per cent down in volume, with crude oil hitting 6.69 million tonnes to $4.4 billion or a 44.3 per cent decrease in volume.
Imported commodities were mainly raw materials for local production including rubber, up 57.5 per cent ($500 million); cotton 24.7 per cent ($554 million); and animal feed increasing 20.54 per cent ($1.8 billion).
However, imports of petrol declined 25.5 per cent in volume and 3.2 per cent in turnover and automobile and motorbike imports also decreased by 28.4 per cent and 14.7 per cent in volume respectively.
