Vietnam racks up $1.63 bln in trade surplus

However, Vietnam's accumulated trade surplus in the past 4 months reached 1.63 billion USD. Of which, the trade balance in the first four months of the year for FDI businesses reached a surplus of 10.74 billion USD.

Some items with strong increases in export value include machinery, equipment, tools, and spare parts, up by 79.4%; computers, electronic products, and components by 30.7%; and phones & accessories increased by 18.2%.