Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Australia in 2012 exceeded US$5 billion, up 29 percent from the previous year. 

Vietnam’s exports to Australia rose to more than US$3.2 billion, mostly worth of cameras and components (138 percent), petroleum (113 percent), iron and steel (96 percent), pepper (68 percent), means of transport and spare parts (50 percent).

Although Vietnam’s imports from Australia stayed roughly US$18 billion (down 17 percent), two-way trade turnover surpassed the level of US$5 billion.  

Source: VNA/VOV