Exports to US market see upswing in nine months
VOV.VN - Vietnamese exports to the United States fetched US$88.1 billion during the past nine months of the year, up 25.4% against the same period from last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Most notably, three export items to the demanding market recorded turnover of over US$10 billion, including computers, electronic products, and components with US$17.3 billion, up 46% on year; machinery, equipment, tools, and other spare parts with US$15.4 billion, up 23.7%; and garments and textiles with US$12 billion, up 9.1%.
The total turnover of these three items reached US$44.8 billion, thereby accounting for 50.8% of the total export value of goods from the nation to the US market.
Meanwhile, the country raked in US$8.02 billion from exporting phones and components to the highly lucrative market, up 28.8%, while footwear exports to the US earned US$6.16 billion, up 17.7%.
Timber and wood products reached US$6.48 billion, up 25.8%, while the export turnover of means of transport and spare parts surged by 15.7% to reach US$2.4 billion
Vietnam also earned US$1.16 billion from exporting iron and steel to the this market, thereby representing a sharp rise of 86%.
With regard to the agricultural and aquatic products group, the country grossed US$1.33 billion from exporting aquatic products to the fastidious market, up 14.1%.
Most notably, pepper was the export item which enjoyed the highest growth rate with a turnover of US$299.3 million, followed by tea with US$8.4 million, fruit and vegetables with US$254 million, and cashew nuts with US$871 million.
