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January exports reach $6.5 billion
Vietnam earned $6.5 billion in exports in January, down by 28.5 per cent from last December and 11.1 per cent for the same period last year, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The country also spent $6.6 billion on imports in the reviewed period, showing decreases of 29.5 per cent and 18.7 per cent, respectively.
As a result, trade deficit continued to decrease from $270 million last December to about $100 million this month.
Declines in exports were seen in the apparel sector with 26.9 per cent; seafood, 39.8 per cent; electronics and accessories, 34.5 per cent; furniture, 27.5 per cent; and rubber, 31.3 per cent.
Meanwhile, import items seeing decrease include means of transport and spare parts, 94 per cent; vegetable oil and fat , 52 per cent and metal products , 58 per cent .
According to the Ministry, this year it will continue expanding and diversifying markets for exports , while maintaining and boosting trade promotion activities, particularly programmes to help Vietnamese enterprises seek partners and expand export markets, targeting an export growth of 13 per cent.
The Ministry continues to enhance and improve the provision of information and forecasting related to export markets and technical barriers.
In an attempt to reduce the trade deficit to below 10 per cent, an increase in the consumption of domestic materials and products in bidding is needed, especially in projects funded by the State budget, according to the Ministry.
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