Trade surplus with EU hits US$10.8 billion
(VOV) -Vietnam achieved a trade surplus of US$10.8 billion with the European Union in the first nine months, accounting for 60.6% of its exports to the EU.
Vietnam’s General Customs Department reports two-way trade between Veitnam and the EU reached US$24.8 billion in the reviewed period.
Of the total, exports to the EU earned US$17.8 billion, a 24.7% improvement on 2012, and imports hit US$7 billion, up 11%.
Germany was Vietnam's largest European trade partner, followed by France, the Netherlands, the UK, and Italy.