By the end of September, import and export rise by more than US$81 billion

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Goods at Hai Phong port. Photo: Thuy Hong

Kết quả đạt được trong nửa cuối tháng 9/2024 đã đưa tổng kim ngạch xuất nhập khẩu của cả nước trong 9 tháng lên 578,49 tỷ USD, tăng 16,3% (tương ứng tăng 81,11 tỷ USD) so với cùng kỳ năm trước.

The results achieved in the second half of September 2024 brought the country's total import-export turnover in nine months to US$578.49 billion, rising 16.3% (US$81.11 billion) over the same period last year.

Of which, the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector reached US$392.72 billion, up 14.8% (US$50.73 billion); the domestic sector reached US$185.78 billion, up 19.5% (US$30.37 billion).

Regarding exports, the second period of September reached US$19.71 billion, up 40.8% (US$5.71 billion) compared to the previous period.

Export groups rose compared to the first period of September such as: computers, electronic products and components increased by US$1.19 billion (46.3%); phones of all kinds and components increased by US$794 million (41.8%); machinery, equipment, tools and other spare parts increased by US$596 million (27.3%); textiles and garments increased by US$506 million (41.5%); footwear of all kinds increased by US$298 million (47.8%)...

By the end of September, Vietnam's total export turnover reached US$299.65 billion, an increase of 15.4% (US$39.93 billion) over the same period last year.

Imports in the second period reached US$16.74 billion, an increase of 15.1% (US$2.2 billion) over the previous period.

Groups recording strong increases include: machinery, equipment, tools, spare parts increased by US$370 million (20.5%); iron and steel of all kinds increased by US$196 million (45.9%); fabrics of all kinds increased by US$101 million (60.9%); wheat increased by US$85 million (119.9%)...

By the end of September, the total import turnover of the whole country reached US$278.84 billion, an increase of 17.3% (US$ 41.18 billion) compared to the same period last year.

In the past nine months, the country’s trade balance in goods had a surplus of US$20.81 billion, down 5.7% compared to the surplus of US$22.06 billion in the same period last year.