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Dong Nai records 1.7 billion USD in trade surplus

The southern province of Dong Nai enjoyed a trade surplus of 1.7 million USD in the first nine months of 2017, according to Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade Duong Minh Dung.
Dong Nai records 1.7 billion USD in trade surplus ảnh 1The southern province of Dong Nai enjoyed a trade surplus of nearly 1.4 billion USD in the first eight months of the year. (Photo: VNA)

Dong Nai (VNA) – The southernprovince of Dong Nai enjoyed a trade surplus of 1.7 million USD in the firstnine months of 2017, according to Director of the provincial Department ofIndustry and Trade Duong Minh Dung.

The export turnover was estimated at 12.5billion USD in January-September, a year-on-year rise of 11 percent, while theimport was 10.8 billion USD in the period.

With the current growth momentum, Dong Nai islikely to earn 17 billion USD from exports and enjoy a trade surplus of over2.2 billion USD this year.

The province’s export products mainly came fromforeign direct investment (FDI) sector with key ones such as garment-textile,footwear, timber products, fibre, electronics and computers.

Currently, Dong Nai is shipping products to over100 countries and territories, focusing on the US, China, Japan, the Republicof Korea, Hong Kong (China), Belgium, and Germany.-VNA
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