HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam recorded a trade value of US$470.63 billion from January 1 to July 15, marking a 16.2 per cent year-on-year increase, according to the Department of Việt Nam Customs.

Of the total, exports were valued at $239.19 billion, up 14.7 per cent over the same period in 2024, while imports reached $231.44 billion, up 17.7 per cent year-on-year.

Việt Nam’s total import-export turnover in the first half of July was $38.21 billion, down 7 per cent compared to the second half of June, the department said.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises reported $14.83 billion in export turnover in the first half of July, a drop of 13.5 per cent from the latter half of June. On the import side, they posted $13.84 billion in the reviewed period, up 4.4 per cent.

As of July 15, total export revenue by FDI firms had reached $175.8 billion, a year-on-year rise of 17.5 per cent, accounting for 73.5 per cent of the country’s total export turnover. Meanwhile, their cumulative import value reached $153.3 billion, rising by 22.7 per cent, making up 66.2 per cent of the nation’s total imports.

During the first half of July, Việt Nam posted a trade deficit of $134 million. However, the country still recorded a trade surplus of $7.74 billion from the beginning of this year to July 15. — VNS