Preliminary statistics from the GDVC said that from the beginning of the year to June 2017, Vietnam exported 1.7 billion USD to Italy, an increase of 7.72% over the same period in 2016.
In the first six months of this year, the export turnover ranked second highest was coffee, up 17.84 percent to US $ 156.5 million, followed by footwear of all kinds but turnover against The same period last year declined, falling 13.18% to $ 150.3 million.
In general, this time the export turnover of goods to the market in Italy have growth rate, accounting for 75% and vice versa items with turnover decreased only 25%.
In particular, exports of rubber and rubber products to the Italian market in the first 6 months of 2017 increased sharply, export turnover of these two items reached only $ 20.7 million, accounting for 1.1% Total turnover increased by 204.1%, of which rubber exports increased 92.23% to $ 12.3 million and rubber products increased by 111.87% to $ 8.4 million. However, exports of pepper and chemicals fell sharply, falling by 30.26% and 24% respectively to $ 3.9 million and $ 8.2 million respectively.
Remarkably, the structure of exports to the Italian market this time compared with the same period last year added plastic materials, although turnover reached only 177 thousand dollars.
(According to vinanet.vn)
