Trade revenue with G7 members totals 113 billion USD in 2017
Trade revenue between Vietnam and G7 countries – France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Japan, the US and Canada – reached 113 billion USD in 2017,a according to the General Customs Department of Vietnam.
Hanoi (VNA) –Trade revenue between Vietnam and G7 countries – France, Germany, the UK,Italy, Japan, the US and Canada – reached 113 billion USD in 2017,a accordingto the General Customs Department of Vietnam.
The figure showed anincrease of 9.5 percent year on year and accounted for over one fourth of thecountry’s total import-export revenue.
Of the figure,Vietnam’s export revenues were 78.98 billion USD, a rise of 8.4 percent overthe previous year and accounting for 36.7 percent of the country’s total exportvalue.
Meanwhile, importsfrom G7 countries reached 34.03 billion USD, an increase of 12.3 percent andcontributing 16 percent to total import revenue.
As a result, in 2017,Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 44.95 billion USD with G7 countries.
Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc of Vietnam was invited to attend the G7 Outreach Summit in Charlevoix region,Canada’s Quebec state, from June 8-10.
Vietnam and Bangladesh are the only Asian countries to be invited to theevent, proving that G7 member states and the host, Canada, highly appreciateVietnam’s role and stature.-VNA
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