Foreign direct invested (FDI) traders continued to lead the trade value of Vietnam, with the value of exportation and importation of USD 191.01 billion in total in the 11 months of 2015, up by 17.8 % as compared to the result of 11 months of 2014. Total value of FDI exportation was USD 101.53 billion and expanded by 18.3%. FDI companies imported also USD 89.48 billion, 17.2% higher than the same period of last year.
The commodities, which saw the increase in value export included resulted in significant expansion in total exports value in January-November in 11 months of 2015 as compared to that of 2014, includes: telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof (up by USD 6.47 billion); computers, electrical products, spare-parts and components thereof(up by USD 3.95 billion); textiles and garments (up by USD 1.69 billion). But as compared to October, 2015, telephones, mobile phones and spare-parts thereof down by USD 148 million; other means of transportation, parts and accessories thereof down by USD 105 million); iron and steels (down by USD 53 million).
In respect of market structure, 11 months of 2015, Vietnamese merchandise trade with trading partners in Asia was totaled USD 195.78billion in value terms, which moved up 9.1% as compared to the same period of 2014. Trade-in-goods of Vietnam with America followed which reached USD 50.55 billion and increased by 19.3%. The values of other continents were Europe: USD 42.85 billion, up by 10.5%;Oceania: USD 5.34 billion, down by 16.6% and Africa: USD 4.83 billion, up by 10.9% in comparison with the same period of last year.
