Drug imports from the United States rise by 173%
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According to the latest statistics of the General Department of Customs, in July, the whole country spent US$222 million importing pharmaceuticals, down 20.4% month-on-month.
However, in the first seven months of the year, the country spent more than US$1.93 billion importing pharmaceuticals, up 13.5% year-on-year.
In addition, between January and July, Vietnam used nearly US$254 million to import pharmaceutical ingredients, up 3.9% over the same period in 2021.
Regarding the importing market, the drug imports from the United State rose 173.2% or US$136million to US$242.6 million over the same period last year. This result helps the US usurp France as the No. 1 drug importing market of Vietnam in the past seven months.
Meanwhile, the French market ranked second with US$222.5 million, down US$18.5 million compared to the same period last year.
In addition, there are four other markets reaching turnover of US$100 million or more, including Germany US$214.15; Belgium nearly US$155 million; India US$147.27 million and Korea US$135.1 million. All four major markets recorded high growth compared to the same period last year.
In general, Vietnam's drug importing market is quite diverse, most of which focus on Europe and Asia.
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Other big markets in Europe such as Italy US$94.2 million; Spain US$3.76 million; Sweden US$49.74 million; Ireland US$47.32 million; UK US$46.1 million; Austria US$39.84 million; and Poland US$31.2 million.
Other big markets in Asia such as Thailand US$51.2 million; Japan US$49.77 million; and China US$41.22 million.
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