Vietnam’s October Cumulative Exports: Summary

Vietnam’s cumulative exports rose 34.6% in October according to figures from the General Statistics Office in Hanoi. The following is a summary of estimated exports broken down by sector.

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                        Oct.     Sept.      Aug.      July      June       May
                        2011      2011      2011      2011      2011      2011
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                   ------------YTD Year-on-Year Percentage Change-------------
Total Exports          34.6%     35.4%     33.7%     33.5%     30.3%     32.8%
 Domestic Sector       30.4%     33.1%     32.6%     33.2%     29.4%     31.1%
 FDI Sector            38.1%     37.5%     34.6%     33.7%     31.1%     34.2%
  Crude Oil            53.5%     52.3%     51.5%     39.2%     26.2%     37.0%
  Others               35.9%     35.2%     31.9%     32.8%     32.0%     33.7%
                   -------------YTD Exports in Millions of USD----------------
Total Exports         78,032    70,028    60,809    51,461    42,333    34,746
 Domestic Sector      34,832    31,987    28,068    23,639    19,380    15,729
 FDI Sector           43,200    38,041    32,741    27,822    22,953    19,017
  Crude Oil            6,118     5,550     5,008     4,123     3,381     2,989
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                        Oct.     Sept.      Aug.      July      June       May
                        2011      2011      2011      2011      2011      2011
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                   -------------YTD Exports in Millions of USD----------------
  Others              37,082    32,491    27,733    23,699    19,572    16,028
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NOTE: All monthly YTD figures are preliminary.

FDI are Foreign Direct Investors with operations in Vietnam.

SOURCE: General Statistics Office of Vietnam

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