Mekong Delta’s foreign trade value in 4M up nearly 14%

The Mekong Delta region’s total exports and imports hit $14.4 billion in the first four months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 13.9%, the Government News quoted statistics from the Vietnam Customs as reporting.

Of the figure, export volume increased by 8.4 per cent year-on-year to $9.16 billion, while the import value reached $5.28 billion, up 24.8 per cent, resulting in a trade surplus of $3.88 billion in the 4-month period, down 7.9 per cent against the same period last year.

Among the 13 centrally-run localities in the region, Long An and Tien Giang provinces took the leads in export revenues with $2.7 billion and $2 billion, up 13.6 per cent and 5.3 per cent, respectively.

It was followed by Dong Thap ($830 million), Ben Tre ($648.64 million) and Soc Trang ($540.77 million).

During the period, Long An and Tien Giang were also the biggest importers in the region, with $1.86 billion and $1.21 billion, up 21.9 per cent and 13.5 per cent, respectively.

The Mekong Delta consists of Can Tho City and 12 provinces namely Long An, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Vinh Long, An Giang, Dong Thap, Kien Giang, Hau Giang, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, and Ca Mau.