Hanoi enjoys 7.3 percent rise in January’s exports
Hanoi’s export revenue in January reached 1.18 billion USD, up 1.3 percent over the previous month and 7.3 percent year on year, reported Bao Dau tu (Investment Review).
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi’s export revenue in January reached 1.18 billion USD, up 1.3 percent over the previous month and 7.3 percent year on year, reported Bao Dau tu (Investment Review).
The State-owned sector in the city recorded 630 million USD in exports in the month, a rise of 0.8 percent month on month and 14 percent from the same period last year. Meanwhile, the revenue of the foreign-invested sector hit 552 million USD, up 1.8 percent over December 2018 and 0.6 percent year on year.
In the month, upturns were seen for most goods, including garment and textile, footwear, leather products, pottery and ceramic products, oil and gas and wood and wooden furniture.
However, three out of 12 goods groups of Hanoi suffered from drops in export revenue, namely farm produce, crystal products, and transport vehicles and their spare parts.-VNA
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