Hanoi grosses US$5.8 billion from exports in four months
VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi earned US$5.8 billion from exports during the past four months of the year, representing a rise of 9% against the same period from last year, according to Hanoi Statistical Office.
Of the figure, the domestic economic grossed US$3.5 billion, up 18.1%, while export turnover of the foreign-invested sector reached US$2.3 billion, down 2.7%.
April alone witnessed Hanoi rake in US$1.5 billion from exports, up 0.8% from the previous month and up 4% compared to last year’s corresponding period. Of which, the domestic economic sector grossed US$1 billion, up 16.2%, while the foreign-invested sector fetched US$502 million in export turnover, down 20.8%.
Most notably, exports of several industrial product groups witnessed robust growth during the four-month period, including computers, electronics and components, up 6.2%; machinery, equipment, and spare parts, up 15.1%; transport vehicles and spare parts, up 11.3%; garment and textiles, up 2.6%; agricultural products, up 72%; petroleum products, up 16.4%; and timber and wood products, up 8.3%.
Furthermore, the city also spent US$12.4 billion on importing goods during the reviewed period, up 8.1% on-year, of which the domestic economic sector imported goods worth US$10.4 billion, up 10.9%, and foreign-invested sector purchased commodities worth US$2 billion, down 4.6%.
