Preliminary assessment of Vietnam international merchandise trade performance in the first half of October, 2021
Vietnam‘s trade-in-goods from January to the first half of October of 2021 totaled US dollars 510.46 billion in value terms. It posted an increase of 23.6% (equivalent to USD 97.36 billion) from the same period of previous year. In which, the total merchandise exports value was up 18% to nearly US dollars 254 billion and the total merchandise imports value was down 29.6%, to US dollars 256.45 billion.
In the view of FDI traders, from January to October 15th of 2021, the total value of FDI merchandise trade went up by 26.5% to US dollar 353.93 billion.
Export:
When compared with the second half of September-2021, export of first half of October decreased by 14.9%, mostly as a result of the downturn registered in computer electrical products and part thereofs (down by 37.2% - USD 1.04 billion); telephone, mobile phone and part thereof (down by 25.6% - USD 848 million); irons and steels (down by 32.4% - USD 297 million equally)…
Chart 1: Top 10 main exported commodities of Vietnam from Jan. to Oct 15th 2021 as compared to the same period of 2020.
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Import:
In the first half of October 2021, import decreased by 4.5% when compared with the second half of September, mainly reflecting the downturn in computer, electrical products, spare-parts and components thereof (down by 12.7% - USD 464 million); telephone, mobile phone and part thereof (down by 30.3% - USD 374 millions)…
Chart 2: Top 10 main imported commodities of Vietnam from Jan. to Oct 15th 2021 as compared to the same period of 2020.
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