May 03, 2017 | 08:35 (GMT+7)
Quang Ninh’s exports increase by 5 percent in Q1
Total export turnover of the northern province of Quang Ninh hit 461.3 million USD in the first four months of 2017, making up 28 percent of the yearly plan and up 5.3 percent from a year ago, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.
In April also, the province earned 130 million USD from exports.
Coal export brought home 59.7 million USD from shipments of 455,000 tons.
Other export goods seeing increase included cement, up 32 percent; wolfram, 19.1 percent; textiles, 14.4 percent; and vegetable oil, 9.2 percent.
Imports of local businesses were valued at 128.31 million USD in April, adding up to 496.4 million USD in total imports in the January-April period, down by 24 percent compared to the same period last year.
Source: VNA