Vietnam's Nov exports up 18.5% y-o-y; trade surplus at US$100m

[HANOI] Vietnam's exports in November likely rose 18.5 per cent from a year earlier to US$29.9 billion, government data showed on Monday.

Meanwhile, imports in November were estimated up 20.8 per cent to US$29.8 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of US$100 million for the month, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said in a statement.

For the first 11 months of 2021, exports likely rose 17.5 per cent year-on-year to US$299.67 billion and imports by 27.5 per cent to US$299.45 billion, translating into a trade surplus of US$220 million.

Vietnam's industrial production index in November rose 5.6 per cent from a year earlier, the GSO said, adding that consumer prices in the month rose 1.84 per cent year on year.

REUTERS