During the period, the country's total export-import value was estimated at $262.54 billion, down 14.7 per cent year-on-year. Of which, the export turnover reached $136.17 billion while the import value was $126.37 billion, down 11.6 per cent and 17.9 per cent, respectively. In May, the customs sector only collected more than VNĐ30 trillion, marking a month-on-month decrease of 6.23 per cent. The ministry said 17 out of the 63 provinces and centrally-run cities recorded State budget revenue topping 48 per cent of this year’s targets. Meanwhile, VNĐ653.1 trillion from the State budget was spent in the period, representing 31.5 per cent of this year’s plan, and rising by 10.9 per cent year-on-year, statistics show.

Source: Viet Nam News June 12, 2023 01:33 UTC