Export growth 50% of target
Trade ministry asked to achieve 10% export growth | |
Textile exports up 5.67% | |
Hanoi Exports Post 0.2% Growth |
The country’s total export turnover in the first seven months of the year was US$96.83 billion. |
However, the growth of total export turnover in this period was much lower than that of 9.2% in the same period last year, meeting only half the target.
Hung told a meeting in Hanoi on August 8 that the total export turnover in July was US$14.7 billion, 0.2% less than the previous month. July exports by the agro-forestry and fishery sector rose only 0.1% from June.
In addition, the processing industry has not maintained its high growth rate of previous years, with a turnover drop of 0.9% compared to June.
“The declining export prices have been the main reason for the decrease of the manufacturing sector,” he said.
The country’s import turnover last month was also 1% lower than June’s. In the January-June period, the total import turnover reached US$95.03 billion, posting a 0.9% year-on-year decrease.
Vietnam saw a trade surplus of US$1.8 billion in the first seven months of 2016, equal to 1.9% of the total export turnover.
Deputy minister Hoang Quoc Vuong said the country would be hard pressed to meet the targeted export growth rate of 10% for the whole year barring breakthrough solutions.
Vuong asked the industry and trade sector to focus on providing solutions to ease difficulties for business, thus promoting exports.
“The industry and trade sector has contributed 60% of GDP for the country. The sector should make great efforts in the year-end months,” he added.
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Minister Tran Tuan Anh also asked departments to review regulations relating to export procedures to facilitate exports. He urged relevant agencies to enhance trade promotion in order to find new markets.
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