Timber and garment industries hit over US$1bil in export

Meanwhile, local garment and textile industry obtained US$1,156mil in the first 10 months of this year, a 13.1% increase from 2010.

With the remarkable results, this will be the fifth consecutive year of local timber industry and the fourth consecutive year of textile industry with an export turnover of over US$1bil.

Also in the past 10 months, local staple export sectors reaped encouraging achievements. Specifically, the locality reached US$303mil in rubber export reached, a 44.8% rise; $105mil in pepper, a 24.9% rise; $216mil in electronics, a 13.6% increase; $709mil in footwear, up 10.9%; $165mil in plastic product, an 11% rise…

Reported T.Minh – Translated by A.C