2:26:59 PM | 29/3/2007
Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi is estimated to fetch US$972 billion from goods exports in the first quarter of this year, up 21.2 per cent on-year, said the municipal Statistics Department.
The figure accounts for 9.27 per cent of the country’s total export turnover during the time.
Export staples with high growth rates include farm produce worth US$200 million, up 53.6 per cent on-year, and printer, US$180 million, up 30.7 per cent.
In March, goods exports from the capital reach US$330 million, up 6.8 per cent on-year.
At present, Hanoi exports commodities to around 60 countries and territories throughout the world, ASEAN, China, Japan and the EU are the major markets.
The department, however, has not yet revealed the city’s import spending during the time.
The city targets US$6.5 billion from exports in 2010, and obtains an annual export growth of 18-20 per cent during the 2006-2010 period.
This year, Hanoi aims for on-year export value growth of 25 per cent, to US$4.47 billion. (Urban Economy, Vietnam & World Economy)
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