Eight exported items exceed US$1 billion

As many as 8 exported items earned a turnover of over US$1 billion by the end of June, two more as compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Top in the list are crude oil (US$5.6 billion and garments and textiles (US$4 billion), followed by footwear (nearly US$2 billion), sea products (US$1.9 billion), rice (US$1.5 billion, wooden wares (US$1.4 billion), electronics and computers (US$1.2 billion and coffee (US$1.9 billion.

In the first half of this year, new and potential exported items also saw continuous increases, including 48.1% for precious stones, 43.2% for cashew nuts and 38.2% for plastic products.

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