Binh Duong’s exports rake in 24.5 billion USD in nine months
Binh Duong (VNA) – The southern province of Binh Duong earned over 24.5 billion USD
from exports in the first nine months of 2021, up 26.7 percent year on year and meeting
79.8 percent of this year’s target.
Of the figure, more than 4.6 billion USD were contributed by the domestic economic
sector, up 31.3 percent while the rest of 19.8 billion USD was contributed by the foreign-invested sector, up 25.6
percent.
Almost key currency earners maintained annual moderate growth, including
machinery and equipment, tools, iron and steel, computers, electronics and
spare parts.
Its biggest importer was the US, followed by Europe, the Republic of
Korea and Japan.
According to a business trend survey of 450 local enterprises in the manufacturing
and processing sector, 10.71 percent of respondents said they better performed
in the third quarter, 49.33 percent still met difficulties while 39.96 percent said
their operations remained stable.
About new export orders, 3.61 percent said they received more orders in the
third quarter, 45.83 percent reported a reduction and 50.56 percent saw a stable
situation.
Forecasting business performance in the fourth quarter, over 87 percent
of surveyed firms predicted a more stable and better future while more than
12.8 percent were less upbeat.
So far, over 2 million residents in Binh Duong have been given at least
one vaccine shot. The province is focusing on curbing the pandemic while
creating favourable conditions for enterprises to resume operations.
As many as 85 percent of local firms have registered to resume
manufacturing in the new normal./.