The Vietnam Customs has announced a list of 16 export items surpassing $1billion in the past eight months.
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| The garment and textile sector earned more than $9.8 billion |
The garment and textile sector, it said, earned more than $9.8 billion, up 8 percent against the same period last year, followed by telephones ($7.4 billion) and crude oil ($5.5 billion).
The sector’s export earnings in August alone rose 6 percent to $1.52 billion over the previous month.
In 2011, it surpassed $15.6 billion, accounting for 17 percent of the country’s total export turnover, achieving a five-year record growth of more than 38 percent. This year, the sector is expected to fetch $15 billion in export value.
Two other commodities surpassing $1 billion are plastics and steel. Bags, suitcases, umbrella, cassavas, and cashew nuts are also expected to join this group soon.