Vietnam's exports in January highest in almost two years

In January, Vietnam's exports soared to nearly US$33.6 billion, with the fishery industry leading the way with high export numbers. — VNA/VNS

HANOI: Vietnam's export earnings in January posted a year-on-year rise of 42 per cent to about US$33.6 billion, the highest monthly turnover since April 2022 when the figure stood at 33.26 billion dollars, Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday (Feb 15), citing the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The strong export growth was driven mainly by the agro-forestry-fishery sector and the processing industry, which saw respective increases of nearly 97 per cent and 38 per cent in overseas shipments.