Hanoi, July 4 -- During the reviewed period, export turnover reached approximately US$266.52 billion, an increase of 21 per cent over the same period last year.
Of the total export figure, the domestic economic sector contributed US$53.51 billion, an increase of 4.6 per cent, accounting for 20.1 per cent. The foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) rose 26 per cent to US$213.01 billion, accounting for 79.9 per cent.
Ending June, the import turnover was estimated at US$283.17 billion, up 33.4 per cent year-on-year.
Of the figure, domestic and foreign-invested sectors spent US$78.46 billion and US$204.71 billion on imports, witnessing respective growths of 24.3 percent and 37.3 percent.
During January-June, trade deficit hit US$16.6...