September 17, 2018 | 20:04 (GMT+7)
Czech Republic’s exports to Vietnam surge 580.5 percent in July
The Czech Republic’s exports to Vietnam surged 580.5 percent to more than USD 45.5 million in July from the previous month, much higher than the monthly average of USD 7-10 million, according to the Czech Statistical Office.
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Footwear remains one of Vietnam's main exports to the Czech Republic in the first seven months of 2018. |
The Vietnam Trade Office in the Czech Republic said during the month, the European country’s major exports to Vietnam included sound and image recording equipment and television sets worth about USD 40.5 million.
Other exported products such as optical, movie and surgery equipment; glass and crystal, plastics, seedlings, pharmaceuticals, medicinal herbs and industrial plants maintained growth or fell slightly.
In the seven months of this year, Vietnam’s exports of audio-visual equipment to the Czech Republic neared USD 202 million, followed by footwear and similar products worth more than USD 141 million.
Shipments of rubber, inorganic chemical compound, leather, garment accessories, apparel, mechanical equipment, wooden furniture reached between USD 9-48 million.
By the end of July, two-way trade rose by 18.1 percent to about USD 681 million, which is forecast to top USD 1 billion this year.
Source: VNA