Dong Nai province posts trade surplus of 2.9 billion USD in Jan-May period

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Dong Nai (VNA) - The southern province of Dong Nai recorded a trade surplusof nearly 2.9 billion USD in the first five months of 2022, the highest figureover the past two years, according to the provincial Office of Statistics.

Specifically, the province exported nearly 10.9 billion USD worth of goodsduring the January-May period, up 14 percent year on year, with major exports beingcoffee, pepper, garments, machinery, computers and electronic parts.

The main markets for Dong Nai’s exports are the US, China, Japan, and Europeancountries.

Meanwhile, Dong Nai imported 8 billion USD worth of goods, including chemicals,plastic materials, raw materials for the garment and footwear industries, andiron and steel products.

Key import countries are China, the RoK and Japan.

Dong Nai targets an export turnover of 22.8 billion – 23 billion USD this year.

The province’s industrial production has seen a marked recovery since the startof this year, as the index of industrial output over the first five months of2022 was up nearly 7 percent over the same period last year./.

VNA