Major export commodity groups in the first five months of 2017

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	Computers and electronics surpass textiles with exports of $US 8.4 billion
	The main export commodities in Q1/2017

The ten largest commodity groups in the first five months of 2017 compared to same period 2016

17 of 46 commodity groups reached a turnover of more than US $ 1 billion, up by 5 groups over the same period last years. Coal reached the highest growth, increasing by 4.5 times compared to the same period last year. Iron and Steel rose by 61.9%, Rubber 61.6%; Fertilizers 51.1%, Computers, electronic products and part thereof 46.7%. Meanwhile, Precious Stone, Metals and related Products fell 47.3%, Pepper 16.1%; Cassava and products from cassava 14.1%.

Computers, electronic products and part thereof and Telephone of all kinds and parts thereof: Total export turnover in May 2017 accounted for nearly US $ 6 billion, thereby bringing the export turnover in the first five months of 2017 to US $ 25.66 billion, up by 24% over the same period of 2016.

Major import markets of these two groups in the five months of 2017 were: the EU market with US $ 6.57 billion, up 11.4% and accounting for 26% of total country’s export value of this group; the US with US $ 2.89 billion, up 1.6%; China with US $ 2.69 billion, up 85.8%; and South Korea with US $ 2.14 billion, up 39% over the same period last year.

Textiles and Garment: the export turnover in May 2017 reached US$ 1.93 billion, up 2.9% over the previous month. Thereby, bringing the total country’s export turnover of this group in 5 months of 2017 to US $ 9.39 billion, up 9.1% over the same period last year.

The import markets of Vietnam’s textiles and garment in the first five months of 2017 were: The US market with US $ 4.58 billion, up 6.9% over the same period last year; the EU market (28 countries) with a turnover of US $ 1.3 billion, up 4.9%; and Japan market with Ú $ 1.14 billion, up 10.3%; ...

Footwear of all kinds: In May, 2017, exports of footwear of all kinds reached US $1.38 billion, up 18.9% over the previous month. In the first 5 months of 2017, export value of this group reached US $ 5.65 billion, up 12% over the same period last year.

Import markets of footwear from Vietnam in 5 months of 2017 mainly included the US with $ US 1.99 billion, up 13.2% over the same period last year; the EU (28 countries) with US $ 1.8 billion, up 8.7%; and China with US $ 418 million, up 29.1%.

Machinery, equipment and other spare parts: The export value of this commodity group in May, 2017 reached US $ 1.2 billion, up 7.1% over the previous month, bringing the export turnover in the first five months of 2017 to 36. 3% over the same period last year with a turnover of US $ 5.05 billion.

The import markets of machinery, equipment and other spare parts in the first five months of 2017 were: the US with US $ 1.02 billion, up 29.7% over the same period last year; Japan with US $ 684 million, up 15.9%; Korea with US $ 402 million, up 66.7%; China market with US $ 672 million, up 84.5%;

Fishery products: the export turnover in May 2017 reached nearly US$ 710 million, up 10.2% over the previous month, bringing the export value of this commodity group in 5 months, 2017 to US$ 2.85 billion, up 13.8% over the same period last year;

The import markets of fishery products in the five months of 2017 mainly were: the US market with US$ 483 million, down 6.7% over the same period last year; the EU market (28 countries) with US $ 460 million, up by 4.2%; Japan with US$ 474 million, up by 32.2%; and China with US$ 338 million, up by38.1%

Fruits and Vegetables and: Exports of fruits and vegetables in May 2017 reached US$ 375 million, up 16.7% over the previous month, bringing the total export turnover of these products in the five months of 2017 to nearly US $ 1.4 billion, up 41.4% over the same period in 2016.

By the end of May 2017, China remained the leading importer of Vietnam’s fruits and vegetables, with US $ 1.06 billion, up 51% and accounting for 75% of the total export value of fruits and vegetables.

Coffee: Coffee export volume in May, 2017 was 122,000 tons, worth US $ 274 million, down 9.4% in volume and down 10.3% in value over the previous month. In the first five months of 2017, the country’s coffee export volume reached nearly 709,000 tons, worth US $ 1.6 billion, down 13.9% in volume but up 13.7% in value over the same period last year. 2016.

The import markets of coffee from Vietnam in the first five months of 2017 were: the EU (28 countries) with 332,000 tons, valued at US $ 734 million, down 10.2% in volume, but up 16, 8% in value over the same period last year; the US market reached 105,000 tons, worth US $ 238 million, down 1.6% in volume, up 30.6% in value; and Japan with 41,000 tons, worth US $ 95 million, down 6.8% in volume, up 19.4% in value.

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Coal: The volume of coal exported in May 2017 reached 360,000 tons, worth US $ 48 million, up 150.9% in volume and up 153.5% in value over the previous month. Thus, in the five months of 2017, total coal export of the country reached 877,000 tons, increasing 3 times over the same period last year. Of which, Japan and Malaysia were the two leading importers of coal from Vietnam with a volume and an increase of 478,000 tons, seven times; and 115,000 tons, 11 times respectively.