Trade deficit hits 2.13 billion USD

Vietnam's import value jumped 22.3 percent year-on-year to 135.63 billion USD while export turnover reached 133.5 billion USD, up 17.9 percent against the same period last year.

In August alone, Vietnam earned some 18.2 billion USD by shipping goods overseas, up 3 percent on-year and imported goods valued at 17.8 billion USD, up 2.3 percent, thus enjoying a trade surplus of 400 million USD.

The first eight months of 2017 saw growth of Vietnam's key exports, with phones and components up 14.8 percent and garments up 7.2 percent.