Major export products in January 2017

Structure of imports and exports of Vietnam in January 2017.

Mobile phones and accessories

The export of mobile phones and accessories in the first month of the year reached nearly $US 2.33 billion, reduced by 13.4% compared to December 2016, and rose by 2.6% compared to the same period last year.

Mobile phones and accessories in January 2017 were mostly exported to: South Korea with $US 230 million, increased by 73.4% compared to the same period last year; the United Arab Emirates with $US 228 million, down by 37.4%.

Textile products

The export of textile products in January 2017 reached nearly $US 2.16 billion, rose by 5.7% compared to the same period last year, and fell by 6.1% compared to December 2016.

The largest market of Vietnam’s textile products in January 2017 was the US with nearly $US 1.08 billion turnover, increased by 5.8% compared to the same period last year; after the US was Japan with $US 253 million turnover, rose by 1.8%; and South Korea with $US 215 million, rose by 18.1%.

Computer, electronic products and accessories

The exports of this group continued to grow well compared to the same period last year (rose by 18.7%), worth over $US 1.5 billion but reduced 19.3% compared to December 2016.

Computer, electronic products and accessories in the first month in 2017 were mainly exported to China with $US 365 million, an increase by 1.12 times compared to the same period last year; the EU (28 countries) with $US 300 million, down by 17.7%, and the US with $US 163 million, reduced by 9.7%.

Footwear products

The export of footwear products in the first month in 2017 reached nearly $US 1.17 billion, fell by 4.8% compared to the same period last year.

In the first month in 2017, footwear products were mainly exported to: the EU (28 countries) with $US 407 million, down by 5.9% compared to the same period last year; the US with $US 379 million, declined by 3.3%; China with $US 77 million, fell by 6.9%.

Machinery, equipment, tools and other accessories: reached $US 977 million of export turnover, rose by 34% compared to the same period last year. This product group was exported to the US with $US 193 million turnover, increased by 13.7% compared to the same period last year; to China with $US 129 million, a increase of 1.3 times; to Japan with $US 123 million, rose by 0.8%.

Wood and wooden products

The exports of this group in January 2017 reached $US 609 million, fell by 1.5% compared to the same period last.

The major markets of the group are the US with $US 246 million turnover, reduced by 6.6% compared to the same period last year; China with $US 80 million, rose by 43%; Japan with $US 80 million, increased by 43.8%...

Agricultural products (including vegetables, fruits, cashew, coffee, tea, pepper, rice, cassava and cassava products, rubber):

The exports of the group in the first month in the year reached nearly $US 1.18 billion, down by 4.5% compared to the same period last year. In particular:

• Vegetables and fruit turnover reached $US 233 million, rose by 16.2% compared to the same period last year. Vegetables and fruits were mainly exported to China with $US 174 million, increased by 14.9% compared to the same period last year; after that was the US with $US 8 million, rose by 5.1%; Japan with $US 6 million, increased by 26.4%.

• The exports of coffee in the month reached 140 thousand tons, worth $US 317 million, down by 20% in volume but rose 3.5% in value. In January 2017, coffee was mainly exported to the EU (28 countries) with $US 152 million, rose by 8.7% compared to the same period in the last year; to the US with $US 47 million, increased by 20.3%.

• The exports of rubber in the month reached 94 thousand tons, worth $US 181 million, only rose by 1.7% in volume but increased by 73.4% in value compared to the same period last year. Rubber was mostly exported to China with $US 127 million, rose by 131.4% compared to the same period last year, to Malaysia with $US 8 million, increased by 39%.

Some agricultural products reduced compared to the same period last year such as:

• The exports of cashew in January 2017 only reached 18 thousand tons, worth $US 164 thousand, down by 27.8% in volume, decreased by 12.6% in value compared to the same period last year;

• The exports of tea in January 2017 reached more than 9 thousand tons, worth $US 13 million, down by 15.4% in volume and 20% in value;

• The exports of pepper reached 8 thousand tons, worth $US 62 million, down by 13.4% in volume, down by 31% in value;

• The exports of rice reached 337 thousand tons, worth $US 144 million, down by 31.4% in volume and 33.8% in value;

• The exports of cassava and cassava products in January reached 243 thousand tons, worth $US 60 million, down by 38.3% in volume and 43.7% in value.