The country’s trade surplus was $6 billion during the period.
The value of Vietnam’s exports to member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) rose by 38.7 per cent to $41 billion over the first eight months this year, while its imports from that grouping during the January-August period were worth $35 million, according to government statistics.
Vietnam’s exports to Canada and Mexico grew by 32 per cent and 9.2 per cent to $4.5 billion and $3.2 billion respectively, according to a news agency.
CPTPP was signed by 11 countries—Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam in Santiago, Chile on March 8, 2018.
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