Preliminary assessment of Vietnam international merchandise trade performance in the second half of November, 2023

In the view of Foreign Direct Invested (FDI) traders, the total value of exportation and importation in the first 11 months of 2023 reached USD 425.27 billion, down by 9.3% in comparison to the same period of 2022.

Export:

As compared to the first half of November-2023, second half of the month increase in the total export value (11.7% - USD 1.72 billion equally) is reflected by upturn in computer, electrical and part thereof (up by 10.6% - USD 257 million); machine, tools and equipments (up by 10% - USD 184 million equally; textiles and garments (up by 12.8% - USD 166 million equally); telephones mobile phones and part thereof (up by 7.2% - USD 152 million equally); …

Totally, in the first 11 months of 2023 total export value from Vietnam was USD 322.61 billion, down by 5.8% as compared to the same period of 2022 (equivalent to USD 20.01 billion in absolute value terms).

Chart 1: Top 10 main exported commodities of second half of November 2023 as compared to the first half of November.

Import:

The first half to second half of November shrunk in the total of import value (1.2%) reflected downturn in crude oil (down by 54% - USD 221 million); computer, electrical products and part thereof (down by 3.2% - USD 137 million equally); corn (down by 66.9% - USD 83 million); telephone, mobile phones and part thereof (down by 16.4% - USD 80.8 million equally).

From January to second half of November-2023, total import value into Vietnam was USD 296.75 billion, went down by 10.7% as compared to the same period of 2022 (equivalent to USD 35.55 billion in absolute value terms).

Chart 2: Top 10 main imported commodities of second half of November 2023 as compared to the first half of November.

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