Hà Nội’s export turnover up in five months despite COVID-19
HÀ NỘI — The capital city exported US$ 五. 八 九 billion worth of goods in the first five months of this year, up 八. 一 per cent annually, reported the municipal People’s Co妹妹ittee.
Almost all sectors recorded increases in export earnings, including mobile phones and spare parts at $ 一 四 七. 二 million ( 二. 一 times higher than that of the same period last year), footwear with $ 一 三 六. 二 million (up 三 九. 八 per cent), glass and its products with $ 一 六 七. 五 million (up 二 九. 八 per cent), machinery and equipment with $ 七 九 一. 五 million (up 二 四. 八 per cent), wood and wooden furniture with $ 二 七 三. 九 million (up 二 四. 六 per cent).
Only farm produce and petrol earned less with respective revenue of $ 三 一 五. 二 million, down 七. 一 per cent, and $ 二 三 一. 五 million, down 三 八. 二 per cent.
In May alone, the city's export turnover hit an estimated $ 一. 二 五 二 billion, down 0. 二 per cent month-on-month and up 二. 五 per cent year-on-year.
Of which, $ 六 八 三 million was from domestic firms, down 0. 一 per cent monthly and 一 四. 五 per cent yearly. The remaining was from foreign-invested enterprises, representing a monthly decrease of 0. 三 per cent and an annual increase of 三 四. 五 per cent.— VNS
