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Specifically, phones and accessories increased by $US 3.13 billion, machinery and equipment increased by $US 1.89 billion, textiles and garments increased by $US 1.86 billion, electronics and electronic products increased by $US 1.81 billion, iron and steel increased $US 750 million, transportation and accessories increased $US 655 million, shoes increased by $US 650 million, cameras, camcorders and components increased by $US 568 million, rice increased by $US 495 million, wood and wooden products increased by $US 455 million and seafood increased by $US 401 million.

Telephone and accessories: Exportsof this commodity group reached $US 3.32 billion in June 2018, an increase of 2.9% over the previous month. By the end of June 2018, the export value of this commodity group reached $US 22.62 billion, an increase of 16% over the same period last year.

In the first half of 2018, Vietnam mainly exported these commodities to EU markets (28 countries) with a value of $US 6.79 billion, an increase of 17.8%; United States with a value of $US 2.3 billion, an increase of 12.3%; South Korea with a value of $US 2.24 billion, an increase of 31%; and the United Arab Emirates with a value of $US 2.17 billion, an increase of 12.9%.

Computers and electronic components: export value of computers, electronic products and components in June reached $US 2.49 billion, up slightly 0.9% over the previous month, bringing export value of this group in the first 6 months to reach USD 13.44 billion, up 15.6% over the same period last year.

In the first half of 2018, exports to the Chinese market reached $US 3.69 billion, an increase of 29%; exports to the EU (28 countries) reached $US 2.49 billion, an increase of 16.8%; and exports to South Korea reached $US 1.35 billion, an increase of 56% over the same period last year.

Textile and garment: The export of textiles and garments in June 2018 reached $US 2.75 billion, an increase of 16.6% over the previous month, bringing the export value of this commodity group in the first 6 months of 2018 to reach $US 13.64 billion, an increase of 15.7% over the same period last year.

In the first two quarters of 2018, the United States remained the largest importer of textiles from Vietnam with a value of $US 6.4 billion, an increase of 11.5% over the same period last year, accounting for 46.9% of the total value of garment and textile export of the whole country; followed by the EU market worth $US 1.89 billion, an increase of 12.2%, Japan's market worth $US 1.7 billion, an increase of 23.9%; and Korean market worth $US 1.3 billion, an increase of 25.4% over the same period last year.

Machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts: Export value of this group in June 2018 reached $US 1.36 billion, a decrease of 6.8% over the previous month, bringing the export value of this group in the first half of 2018 to reach $US 7.88 billion, an increase of 31.5% over the same period last year.

The markets for machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts in the first 6 months of 2018 included the US with a value of $US 1.36 billion, an increase of 11.2%; the EU (28 countries) with a value of $US 1.07 billion, an increase of 33.7%; India with a value of $US 1.12 billion, an increase of 6.8 times; and Japan with a value of $US 883 million, an increase of 6% over the same period in 2017.

Footwear of all types: export of footwear in June 2018 reached $US 1.46 billion, a decrease of 5.3% over the previous month, bringing the value of footwear exports in the first half of 2018 to reach $US7,69 billion, an increase of 9.2% over the same period in 2017.

Exports of this group to the US market reached $US 2.76 billion, an increase of 12.9%; exports to the EU (28 countries) reached $US 2.29 billion, an increase of 0.9%; and exports to China market reached $US 668 million, an increase of 28.3% over the same period in 2017.

Means of transport and spare parts: Export value of this group in June 2018 reached $US 613 million, a decrease of 13.7% over the previous month. Export value of this group reached $US 4.03 billion in the first half of 2018, an increase of 19.4% over the same period last year.

The markets importing motor vehicles and spare parts from Vietnam in the first 6 months of 2018 included Japan with a value of $US 1.17 billion, an increase of 15.1%; the US with a value of $US 625 million, an increase of 27.4%; Singapore with a value of $US 246 million, an increase of 2.4 times over the same period last year.

Wood and wooden products: Export value of this commodity group in June 2018 reached $US 750 million, an increase of 3% against last month, bringing the export value of this commodity group in the first 6 months of 2018 to reach $US 4.12 billion, an increase of 12.4% over the same period last year.

Wood and wooden products in the first two quarters of 2018 were mainly exported to the US markets worth $US 1.7 billion, an increase of 12.5%; exports to China with a value of $US 556 million, an increase of 1.1%; and exports to Japan with a value of $US 528 million, an increase of 4.9%.

Aquatic products: export value of this commodity group in June 2018 reached $US 764 million, a decrease of 0.2% over the previous month, bringing the export value of this commodity group in the first 6 months of 2018 to reach $US 3.97 billion, an increase of 11, 3% over the same period last year.

Aquatic products in June 2018 were mainly exported to EU (28 countries) with a value of $US 704 million, an increase of 21.3%; the United States with a value of $US 633 million; a decrease of 0.5%; Japan with a value of $US 615 million, an increase of 5.1%; China with a value of $US 482 million, an increase of 12% over the same period last year.

Iron and steel: the export of iron and steel in June 2018 reached $US 453 thousand tons, valued at $US 350 million, a decrease of 2.1% in volume and a decrease of 1.4% in value. Accordingly, the export volume of this commodity in the first 6 months of 2018 reached 2.81 million tons, valued at $US 2.11 billion, an increase of 38.7% in volume and an increase of 55.4% in value.

Iron and steel of the first 6 months of 2018 were mainly exported to the Cambodian market with 596 thousand tons, an increase of 50.1%; the United States with 439 thousand tons, an increase of 77.8%; Indonesia with 334 thousand tons, an increase of 26.4%; Malaysia with 335 thousand tons, an increase of 88%; the EU (28 countries) with 325 thousand tons, an increase of 123% over the same period in 2017.

Cameras, camcorders and parts: Export value in June 2018 reached $US 380 million, a decrease of 4.2% over the previous month, bringing the value of exports in the first 6 months of 2018 to reach $US 2.06 billion, an increase of 38.1% over the same period in 2017.

In the first two quarters of 2018, cameras, camcorders and components were mainly exported to China with $US 917 million, an increase of 16.9%; Hong Kong with $US 589 million, an increase of 41.6%; and South Korea with $US 186 million, an increase of four times over the same period in 2017.

Source: Customs News