Export of phones and mobile phone components has slowed down

This is information given by the leadership of the Planning Department at an online briefing held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the morning of February 1.

To clarify further, according to Ms. Nguyen Thuy Hien, Deputy Director of the Planning Department, in January, export turnover was estimated at 13.8 billion USD, up 2.2% over the same period in 2015.

In which, a number of items with export turnover increased over the same period last year such as rice up 62.2%; aquatic products increased by 10.3%; footwear by 7.5%; textile and garment by 5.8%; wood and wood products increased by 3.4%; phones and components increased by 2.4%.

In terms of markets, in January, Vietnam's exports to the United States were estimated at 3.1 billion USD, up 17.3% over the same period in 2015. Next was the European Union (EU) with 2.7 billion. billion USD, up 1.8%; China reached 1.7 billion USD, up 24.3%; ASEAN reached 1.5 billion USD, down 12.4%... over the same period last year.

Meanwhile, in the opposite direction, according to a report of the Planning Department, the import turnover of goods in January was estimated at 14 billion USD, down 0.8% over the same period last year.

Some items with a sharp decrease in import turnover include: Other means of transport and spare parts down 80.8%; petroleum fell by 17.6%; iron and steel down 16.3%; textile yarn down 13.3%; motorcycles and their components and spare parts decreased by 8.6%; machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts down 4.1%.

The group of goods to be imported in January was estimated at 12.16 billion USD, down 1.7% over the same period last year; the group of goods subject to import control was estimated at 0.57 billion USD, up 14.2% over the same period last year and the group of goods restricted from import was estimated at 0.75 billion USD, up 14.1% over the same period last year. last.