Vietnam's 10-month export value up 16.6 percent

Vietnam’s export turnover in the first ten months of 2021 is estimated at nearly 268 billion USD, up 16.6 percent against the same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on October 29.

During January-October, the US was Vietnam's largest export market with a turnover of 76 billion USD, up around 22 percent over the same period last year. It was followed by China, the EU and the ASEAN market.

Meanwhile, China was Vietnam’s biggest import market, with over 89 billion USD. It was followed by the Republic of Korea, the ASEAN market and Japan.

In October, Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 1.1 billion USD. However, in the first ten months of 2021, the country posted a trade deficit of 1.45 billion USD./.

VNA