Hanoi’s export value up 29.2 percent in seven months
Hanoi’s export turnover in July was estimated at 1.32 billion USD, up 2.3 percent against June, and 29.2 percent higher than the same period last year.
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi’s export turnover in July wasestimated at 1.32 billion USD, up 2.3 percent against June, and 29.2 percent higherthan the same period last year.
In the month, export revenue of farm produce increased 108.6percent year-on-year; oil and gas 94.9 percent; and machines and equipment 14.6percent.
Meanwhile, footwear and leather product saw their exportvalue decrease 10.8 percent; and vehicles and spare parts, down 22.1 percent.
During the first seven months of this year, the capitalcity’s total export turnover reached more than 7.74 billion USD, a year-on-yearrise of 17.3 percent.
This was mainly contributed by agricultural products, up45.6 percent; electronic products, 17.8 percent; computer components andperipheral devices, 13.7 percent; oil and gas, 28.8 percent; and vehicles andspare parts, 13.1 percent. Only export value of footwear and leather productscontracted by 2.4 percent.
In July, Hanoi’s import turnover was over 2.66 billion USD,down 2.1 percent from the previous month but up 6.8 percent year-on-year.
Import revenue of iron and steel rose 21.3 percent over thecorresponding time last year; chemicals 46.2 percent; plastics 25.5 percent;and oil and gas 29.5 percent.
During the January-July period, the city imported about 17.73million USD worth of goods, a year-on-year rise of 7.3 percent, mainlychemicals, up 25.8 percent; plastics 24.1 percent; and oil and gas 33.1percent. -VNA
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