Vietnam's footwear exports rake in 11.27 billion USD

Workers at Ha Tay Chemical Weave Co.Ltd in Hanoi (Illustrative photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam's footwear exports brought home 11.27 billion USD from the start of the year to July 15, a year-on-year surge of 28.36 percent, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. 

It was amongst key products of Vietnam posting the strongest growth in the period. 

The US was the largest market of Vietnam’s footwear, with export turnover reaching 4.14 billion USD by the end of June. Other major markets included the EU, China, Japan and Canada.

Besides footwear, four other export items raked in at least 10 billion USD in the reviewed period.

Mobile phones and components took the lead with 26.66 billion USD, followed by computers, electronic products and components with 25.42 billion USD. 

Export revenues of machines and devices hit 18.4 billion USD while garment-textile products secured 16.97 billion USD. 

Since the start of 2021, Vietnam has earned 171.22 billion USD from exports, up 28 percent against the same period last year./.

VNA