Hanoi, May 3 -- Vietnam recorded a trade deficit of 7.11 billion USD in the first four months of 2026, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.​

In its socio-economic report released on May 3, the office said the country's total import-export turnover in April was estimated at 94.32 billion USD, up 0.8% from the previous month and 26.7% year-on-year.​

For the January-April period, total trade turnover reached an estimated 344.17 billion USD, rising 24.2% from the same period last year. Of the figure, exports increased 19.7% while imports surged 28.7%.

Export turnover in April was estimated at 45.52 billion USD, down 2% month-on-month. The domestic economic sector contributed 8.88 billion US...