Total import and export value of goods in the first half of May reached more than 36 billion USD

The latest preliminary statistics just announced by the Customs Department show that the total value of Vietnam's export goods in the first period of May 2025 reached 16.88 billion USD, down 18.3% compared to the second period of April (equivalent to a decrease of 3.77 billion USD).

Meanwhile, the total value of imported goods reached 19.21 billion USD, an increase of 6.2% (equivalent to an increase of 1.13 billion USD in absolute terms).

The above results brought the total import and export value of the whole country up to May 15 to 313.26 billion USD, an increase of 15.3%, equivalent to an increase of 41.53 billion USD, compared to the same period in 2024.

Of which, the total import and export value of enterprises with foreign direct investment (FDI) reached 211.59 billion USD, up 15.5% (equivalent to an increase of 28.4 billion USD).

In the first period of May 2025, the trade balance of goods had a deficit of 2.32 billion USD.

From the beginning of the year to May 15, the trade balance of goods had a surplus of 1.74 billion USD.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/tong-tri-gia-xuat-nhap-khau-hang-hoa-trong-nua-dau-thang-5-dat-hon-36-ty-usd-703269.html