Vietnamese exports to Mexico hit US$72 million
Vietnam’s exports to Mexico reached more than US$72 million in April, up 25 percent compared to the last year’s figure of US$58 million one year earlier.
According to the Trade Office of the Vietnamese embassy in Mexico and the Central Bank of Mexico, Vietnam’s imports from Mexico in May dropped 27 percent from US$5.4 million in April to US$3.9 million.
Trade counsellor of the Vietnamese embassy in Mexico, Hoang Anh Dung said Vietnam continues to enjoy a trade surplus to the second largest economy in Latin America, thanks to an increase in traditional exports such as footwear, garments and seafood.
Vietnam’s exports to Mexico hit US$286.8 million in the first four month of this year, a year-on-year increase of nearly 21 percent, and imports fell by 42 percent to US$16 million.
In 2010, two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Mexico reached more than US$914 million and is expected to hit US$1 billion this year. – VOV
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