3:26:20 PM | 7/8/2005
Jan-Aug Export Value up 25.7 per cent On-year
Vietnam’s export value in the first eight months of 2004 is expected to reach US$16.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25.7 per cent, thanks to high growth of key export items such as crude oil with 14.3 per cent, garments 14.9 per cent, footwear 20.4 per cent, wooden products 85.5 per cent, and electronic goods 73.6 per cent, announced the Ministry of Trade.
The country’s import value in the period is forecasted at US$19.8 billion, up 20.3 per cent over the same period last year, with major items including machines and petroleum products.
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