Vietnam reports trade surplus of 3.6 billion USD in January
ABO/NDO- Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 3.6 billion in the first month of 2023, according to the General Department of Customs.
Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 3.6 billion USD in the first month of 2023, according to the General Department of Customs.
Goods inspection at Hai Phong customs. (Photo: Nguyen Le). |
In January, the country exported 25.08 billion USD worth of goods, down 13.6% from a year earlier, while imported goods were worth 21.48 billion USD, a year-on-year drop of 21.3%.
The total value of export and import in January was 46.56 billion USD, down 17.3% from December and down 25.01% over the same period last year.
Tax revenue collected by customs in January was estimated at 24.852 trillion VND (over 1 billion USD), down 42.3% from the same month in 2022.
(Source: NDO)
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