Vietnam records trade surplus over two months

The export and import revenues respectively rose 23.2% and 25.9% year on year, said the statistics office. (File pic shows a .Vietnamese garment factory.)

HANOI: Vietnam recorded export turnovers of nearly US$48.6bil and import turnovers of roughly US$47.3bil in the first two months of this year, with a trade surplus of around US$1.3bil, according to the General Statistics Office.

The export and import revenues respectively rose 23.2% and 25.9% year on year, said the office.