16 Exports Earn over US$1 Billion
The Ministry of Industry and Trade said Vietnam earned US$9.8 billion from exports in August, down 3.8 percent from July.
The country fetched US$73.4 billion from exports in the first eight months of 2012, up 17.8 percent from the same period last year. In particular, the domestic economic sector made US$27.7 billion, down 1.9 percent, and the foreign-invested sector brought in US$45.6 billion, , including crude oil, up 34.1 percent.
Also in the first eight months of this year, 16 exports earned more than US$ 1 billion in the eight month period. The top forex-earners were garment and textile, mobile phones and parts, crude oil, footwear, electronics, computers and parts, seafood, machinery and tools, vehicles, timber and furniture, coffee, rice, plastic products, etc. The top 10 earners accounted for 77.6 percent of Vietnam’s total exports.
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