Export turnover grew by 14.8 per cent YoY to $305.96 billion, while imports rose by 17.9 per cent YoY in value to $291.97 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $13.99 billion.
The government sector announced export and import volumes worth $76.69 billion and $94.77 billion during the period—up by 3.2 per cent and 17.9 per cent YoY respectively.
Exports and imports of foreign direct investment (FDI) sector hit $229.27 billion and $197.2 billion during the eight-month period—up by 19.3 per cent and 25.1 per cent YoY respectively, a domestic news outlet reported.
In August, exports were worth $43.39 billion—up by 14.5 per cent YoY, while imports were estimated at $39.67 billion—up by 17.7 per cent YoY.
The United States remained the largest importer of Vietnamese goods ($99.1 billion) and China was Vietnam's top supplier of goods ($117.9 billion).
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