Vietnam records US$3.1 billion trade surplus in seven monthsVietnam gained a trade surplus of 3.1 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO). Vietnam recorded a high trade surplus in the first half of this year. (Photo vneconomy.vn)This is because the country’s total export value during the first seven months rose 15.3 percent year-on-year to 133.7 billion USD. The import value rose 12.7 percent to 54.2 billion USD for the domestic economic sector and 8.5 percent to 76.5 billion USD for the foreign-invested enterprises. Dong Nai’s trade surplusThe southern province of Dong Nai’s trade surplus in the first seven months of the year was 1.6 billion USD, which made up half of the country’s total.

Source: VietNamNet News August 01, 2018 03:55 UTC