Da Nang city's department of trade statistics reveals that in the first nine months of 2007, goods and services exports turnover fetched US $568.1 million. This accounts for 75 percent of its yearly target. Of these, goods exports earned $361.1 million and services grossed $207 million.
However, in term of both value and exports growth, textile and apparel topped the list, standing at 32 percent, followed by handicraft products at 20.5 percent.
Some products suffered slight decline from same period last year, especially sports shoes, which recorded drop of 18.6 percent.
In turn, imports turnover of the city totaled $584.4 million during this period and is expected to reach $778 million in 2007.
Fibre2fashion News Desk - Vietnam