Most notably, the country’s import and export value during the second half of May soared by 24.2% to US$35.17 billion, equal to US$6.86 billion compared to the first half of May.

Of the figure, total import-export value of foreign-invested enterprises during the five-month period reached US$211.43 billion, up 15.2%, while the trade value of domestic enterprises rose by 17.7% to reach US$94.73 billion against the same period last year.

Furthermore, a number of commodity groups recorded high export growth during the second half of May, including computers, electronic products and components, up 68%, machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts, up 42.2%, garments and textiles, up 37.5%, phones & accessories, up 22.9%, and footwear of all kinds, up 44.4%.

Meanwhile, high import value was seen in commodity groups such as computers, electronic products and components, up 10.6%, other machinery, equipment, tools & spare parts, up 14.3%, and chemicals, up 34.6%

During the five-month period, the country’s total export value reached US$153.3 billion, up 16.7%, equivalent to US$21.9 billion against the same period last year, while total import value soared by 15.3% to US$152.86 billion.

Source: VOV