8M trade in surplus by nearly $4bln

Total export turnover came in at $250.8 billion in the first eight months of this year and import value $246.84 billion. Trade was therefore in surplus, to the tune of $3.96 billion. Thirty items posted export turnover in excess of $1 billion, or 91.8 per cent of total turnover. The US continues to be Vietnam’s largest export market, with turnover of $77.7 billion.