Groups of “billion USD” goods for import – export in 2018

VCN - The import and export activities in the beginning of 2018 are having significant growth, with the result of a two-digit growth. It contributes significantly to the four major import and export groups with a turnover of $US 1 billion or more after only 15 days in the beginning of the year (the analyzing groups of computers valued it at $US 1 billion or more in both export and import sectors).
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Among "billion USD" commodity group for import-export, computers contributes to both import-export field. Photo: T.Bình

In the field of export, the country has three commodities groups with export turnover of $US 1 billion or more, with increases in 2 more groups over the same period in 2017.

Two new groups that reached the "billion USD" figure are: textile and garment reaching nearly $US 1.108 billion; computers, electronic products and components with a value of $US 1.071 billion.

The remaining group of "billions USD" are phones and components in the top position with a turnover of $US 2.11 billion.

On the import field, two imported commodity groups of "billion dollars" were computers, electronic products and components that achieved $US 1.866 billion dollars; Machinery, equipment, tools, spare parts reached $US 1.382 billion. With the strong growth of computer products, the leading position in import activities has reversed between two commodity groups.

Notably, computers, electronic products and components all contributed to the "billion dollar" groups in both exports and imports.

With the turnover of $US 7.537 billion, the group of "billion dollars" accounted for 40% of the total value of import and export turnover in the first half of the year.

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Export turnover of phone in the first 15 days of 2018 increases upto $US 783 million over the same period in 2017. Photo: T.Bình
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Exporting textiles also increase significantly by 13.2% that equivalents to $US 129 million over the same period and achieves the mile stones of
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Machinery and equipment is one of the two imported groups of imported achieves turnover value of
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Structure of 3 "billion USD" groups for export in the total turnover of the country in the first 15 days of the year. Sketched by: T.Bình
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Structure of two "billion USD" groups for imports in the total turnover of the country in the first 15 days of 2018. Sketched by: T.Bình
By Thái Bình/Thanh Thuy

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