Vietnam-Laos trade increases by 19.2 percent in Q1

Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Lao topped 403 million USD in the first quarter of this year, up 19.2 percent over the same period last year, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Laos.
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Vientiane (VNA) – Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Lao topped 403 million USD in the first quarter of this year, up 19.2 percent overthe same period last year, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Laos.

Of which, Vietnam's exportrevenue hit 130 million USD, down 18 percent over the same period, while itsimports from Laos picked up 52.4 percent year-on-year to 272 million USD.

Commodities that enjoyed highgrowth in the period include fertiliser, petrol, electric wire and cable with year-on-year rises of 161.6 percent, 142.3 percent and 42.5 percent,respectively.

Items that experienced a dropin export revenue include coffee with 80.7 percent, common metals and finishedproducts with 76.6 percent, wood and wooden products with 49.7 percent.

Data from the trade officeshowed a rise in revenue of all items imported from Laos. Notably, Vietnam spentmore than 28 million USD importing Lao ore and minerals, 405 percent higher thanthe same period last year.

It attributed the decrease in Vietnam's export turnover and rise in import turnover in thefirst quarter of this year to the fact that prices of products imported from Laos have surged due to a scarcity in supply caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict./.

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