VN runs $2.1b trade deficit with ASEAN (22/10)
22/10/2013 - 11 Lượt xem
The figure represents 16 per cent of the
country's total export turnover to the bloc, according to the General
Department of Customs.
Nine-month trade value between Viet Nam
and ASEAN reached $29.57 billion, accounting for 15.4 per cent of the country's
total import-export revenue.
Viet Nam earned $13.72 billion from
exporting goods to ASEAN, surging 11.1 per cent against the same time last
year.
However, in September alone, exports to
ASEAN dropped by 4.3 per cent year-on-year to approximately $1.53 billion.
Imports from the bloc topped $1.8 billion
in September and reached $15.85 billion in nine months, or a slight surge of
2.6 per cent in the first three quarters of 2012.
Malaysia was Viet Nam's largest ASEAN
trade partner, followed by Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia.
Despite the global economic downturn,
Viet Nam's exports to ASEAN last year still saw a significant increase of 26
per cent to $17.08 billion, equivalent to 15 per cent of the country's total
export turnover.
The General Department of Customs
attributed the strong performance to turnover growth in electronics, equipment,
mobile phones, rubber, steel, iron and coffee.
During the period, the country imported
$20.76 billion worth of products from the bloc, down by one per cent
year-on-year.
Its main imports were petroleum,
materials used for textiles and garments making, machines and equipment as well
as plastic.
Last year, Singapore was Viet
Nam's biggest trade partner in ASEAN, followed by Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia
and Cambodia.
Source: VietnamNews
