HCM City Aims for 17 % Export Growth
Ho Chi Minh City aims to achieve an average export growth of 17 percent annually in the 2011-2015 period, earning a total turnover of about US$100 billion, excluding crude oil.
According to Huynh Khanh Tiep, Deputy Director of the municipal Department for Industry and Trade, the city recorded an average export growth of 15.8 percent annually during the past three years.
Last year, HCM City’s export turnover reached US$21 billion, up 55 percent compared to 2007.
The city’s key export items include electric and electronic equipment, precision engineering, and microchips.
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