In the third quarter, export turnover was estimated at nearly 109 billion USD, up nearly 16% over the same period last year and 11% over the second quarter.
Meanwhile, import turnover neared 100 billion USD, up 17% over the same period last year and 6% over the second quarter.
The US remained the largest export market of Vietnam with a revenue of nearly 90 billion USD. In the first nine months of this year, Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 78.5 billion USD with this market.
Meanwhile, China was the biggest supplier of Vietnam with a value of 105 billion USD, resulting in a trade surplus of more than 61 billion USD for Vietnam.
Overall, Vietnam posted a trade surplus of 2.3 billion USD in September and 20.8 billion USD the Jan-Sept period, higher than 22 billion USD recorded in the same period last year./.
