Province’s export turnover up nearly 21%

 The province’s export turnover in Q1 2010 secured US$1.604bln, a year-on-year increase of 20.9%. Of the total figure, State-owned businesses accounted for 22% (up10.9%) while FDI ones accounted for 78% (up 24.1%).

Garment & textile still took lead among the province’s main export industries with export turnover accounting for 22% of total. Other two main export industries were woodwork and footwear with export turnover accounting for 31% of total. Some products saw decrease in export turnover, including fine arts, handicrafts (down 46.1%), coffee (down 47.7%), tea (down 17.3%)…

The whole province has so far had a total of 565 businesses getting involved in export activities. The province’s main export markets are US (23.7%), EU (14.5%), Japan (12.9%), Taiwan (12.3%, South Korea (6.2%)…

Reported by Ho Van-Translated by K.T

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