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Trade deficit accounts for 2.5% of export turnover in November (30/11)

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In November, import turnover valued US$14.5 billion, up 5% against last month. The domestic sector contributed US$5.9 billion (up 5.6%) and the FDI sector US$8.6 billion (up 4.5%).

In January-November, import revenue amounted to US$152.5 billion, a year-on-year surge of 13.7% of which the domestic sector contributed US$62.3 billion (up 8%) and the FDI sector US$90.2 billion (up 18.1%).

Import of raw materials was on the rise of which machines and equipment were worth US$25.3 billion (a year-on-year surge of 25.7%); electronics, telephones and spare parts with US$10.1 billion (up 29.7%).  

Noticeably, imported automobiles were valued at US$5.3 billion (up 60%), including cars (up 91%).  

Viet Nam chiefly imported goods from China with a turnover of US$45.1 billion, representing a year-on-year growth of 14%; the Republic of Korea with US$25.6 billion (up 29.3%) and ASEAN with US$21.8 billion (up 4.5%).

Export on the rise

In November, export turnover was estimated at US$14.3 billion, down 0.1% against last month of which the domestic sector contributed US$4.18 billion (down 0.3%) and the FDI sector (including crude oil) US$10.12 billion.

In January-November, export turnover was estimated at US$148.7 billion, up 8.3% against the same period last year of which the domestic sector contributed US$43.6 billion (down 2.6%) and the FDI sector US$105.1 billion (up 13.5%). 

Shipment of key products was equivalent to the same period last year including telephones and spare parts with US$28.5 billion (up 29.6%); garments and textiles with US$20.7 billion (up 9.1%); computers and spare parts with US$14.3 billion (up 38.2%).

In the first 11 months, the U.S. was the largest importer of Vietnamese products with a turnover of US$30.6 billion, 17.6% increase year-on-year; followed by the EU with US$28.1 billion (up 10.2%); ASEAN with US$17 billion (down 4%); China with US$15.6 billion (up 14.3%); Japan with US$12.8 billion (down 4.5%); and the RoK with US$8.4 billion (up 28.8%)./.

Source: Chinhphu.vn