Overall, total trade turnover in the first six months of 2026 stood at $549.7 billion, up 27.1 per cent compared with the same period last year, of which exports rose 21 per cent and imports increased 33.4 per cent.
In February alone, exports were estimated at $33.06 billion, down 23.7 per cent from January because of the nine-day Tết holiday, but still 5.7 per cent higher year-on-year.
Exports in the first 15 days reached $20.06 billion, while imports totalled $20.29 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of approximately $230 million.
On the import side, computers, electronics and components led with a value of US$6.55 billion, followed by machinery and spare parts at US$2.7 billion.
Despite intense competition, rising logistics costs, and increasingly stringent import standards, many key export commodities continued to grow robustly, contributing significantly to the trade surplus.
Thịnh attributed his prediction to the fact that the country''s trade activities have achieved many positive results with high growth recorded in major markets such as the US, the EU, Japan and South Korea.
Viet Nam has maintained its position as the largest trade partner of China''s Guangxi province for 23 consecutive years, with import and export trade turnover of the two sides so far reaching US$200 billion.
Viet Nam’s total trade turnover in the first five months of 2022 experienced a year-on-year increase of 15.6 per cent to US$305.1 billion, a report from the General Statistics Office (GSO) has shown.