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Vietnam-US Trade Tracker [data set]

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  • In May, Vietnam exported US$9,723,744,803 worth of goods to the United States. Conversely, it imported US$1,309,741,321 from the US giving Vietnam a trade surplus with the country of US$8,414,003,482.
  • In April, Vietnam exported US$8,978,777,880 worth of goods to the United States. Conversely, it imported US$1,119,319,631 from the US giving Vietnam a trade surplus with the country of US$7,859,458,249.

Vietnam’s trade with the US

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayTotal
Imports1,235,390,466965,359,9711,177,671,4281,119,319,6311,309,741,3215,807,482,817
Exports10,050,254,8956,770,738,5958,968,094,7368,978,777,8809,723,744,80344,491,610,909
Difference8,814,864,4295,805,378,6247,790,423,3087,859,458,2498,414,003,48238,684,128,092

Exports to the US from Vietnam

ExportJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayYTD
Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and components thereof1,788,701,9181,450,399,0641,802,690,8111,760,460,5772,142,614,1528,944,866,522
Machine, equipment, tools and instruments1,567,070,7441,131,446,250640,972,7681,432,486,6661,711,219,1566,483,195,584
Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof1,393,906,500919,290,052879,566754,071,103813,655,6733,881,802,894
Textiles and garments1,322,102,508866,209,7311,108,231,6831,113,625,1001,240,628,0195,650,797,041
Wood and wooden products820,984,385369,510,352702,514,577768,540,076676,712,4433,338,261,833
Footwear687,746,056426,115,90019,619,329694,014,605695,682,6742,523,178,564
Other products671,175,541393,350,50128,569,211655,346,869645,825,5252,394,267,647
Other means of transportation, parts and thereof289,798,560203,858,44246,581,197245,420,595259,781,4091,045,440,203
Plastic products256,121,000140,481,09936,770,160262,782,296227,716,661923,871,216
Handbags, purses, suitcases, headgear, and umbrellas151,237,77184,395,60628,040,996136,260,286137,192,597537,127,256
Toys and sports requisites; parts and accessories116,100,80175,855,710115,370,711120,963,559138,733,203567,023,984
Iron and steel113,888,933137,455,18012,344,49396,774,622108,684,142469,147,370
Fishery products110,965,56577,785,63713,463,640141,825,578145,276,336489,316,756
Iron and steel products103,344,46768,752,26675,515,622108,064,704100,696,682456,373,741
Cashew nut81,776,76239,581,66386,823,15196,173,27996,140,049400,494,904
Still image, video cameras and sparts thereof77,199,63359,630,638134,900,14783,881,408101,798,230457,410,056
Other base metals and other base metal products76,597,26551,239,7691,513,825,49459,180,67662,275,3911,763,118,595
Insulated wires and cables72,074,88846,143,78129,917,97776,936,41879,196,656304,269,720
Coffee44,284,53834,496,87640,537,19131,605,72318,437,478169,361,806
Paper and paper products41,763,77828,811,465751,530,57469,471,40857,693,079949,270,304
Rubber products36,162,37722,686,1123,152,13937,324,00635,201,281134,525,915
Bamboo and rattan products31,262,05417,819,36697,282,07528,073,25731,562,350205,999,102
Precious stones, precious metal and articles thereof30,715,76810,710,26528,084,18523,645,75224,593,929117,749,899
Fruits and vegetables22,520,63117,106,92571,656,91525,663,10630,510,498167,458,075
Pepper20,020,52516,514,051235,578,61734,965,41128,792,989335,871,593
Tyre cord fabrics and other fabrics for technical uses18,555,53516,904,638270,900,76819,218,12815,063,363340,642,432
Yarn17,012,17513,471,345125,106,43517,003,45016,864,443189,457,848
Ceramic products17,011,6328,785,90116,507,03114,892,4369,342,71266,539,712
Glass and glassware14,637,3175,961,550594,117,42713,711,06319,845,596648,272,953
Animal fodders and animal fodder materials11,492,6036,580,9489,759,65210,985,72212,388,26551,207,190
Textile, leather and footwear materials and auxiliaries11,260,6307,751,16818,288,38512,860,63511,865,09962,025,917
Pastrycooks, sweets and cereals products10,805,3607,503,707130,004,88013,427,66912,086,358173,827,974
Chemical products10,048,2656,069,8768,749,5038,194,7797,374,32840,436,751
Chemicals5,155,1072,810,8673,423,8386,623,0573,494,93821,507,807
Rubber3,258,5183,421,0993,626,2871,870,5361,116,95613,293,396
Rice2,292,5871,397,56712,086,8651,579,3232,561,76719,918,109
Tea1,202,198433,228150,670,436854,0021,120,376154,280,240
Total10,050,254,8956,770,738,5958,968,094,7368,978,777,8809,723,744,80344,491,610,909

Imports from the United States to Vietnam

DescriptionJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayYTD
Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and313,913,320323,484,799314,264,786198,216,632282,161,3021,432,040,839
Other products219,789,21448,681,37575,997,50974,505,764235,379,565654,353,427
Animal fodders and animal fodder materials74,553,21890,911,377121,834,437137,148,38368,491,583492,938,998
Soya beans73,531,32925,968,64531,298,00725,677,45626,223,351182,698,788
Machine, equipment, tools and instruments70,156,19164,548,53493,714,422111,727,85886,377,771426,524,776
Plastics54,251,57643,746,50780,014,06863,689,18674,442,072316,143,409
Chemicals52,921,65349,694,35167,977,04477,856,28384,542,365332,991,696
Fruits and vegetables52,407,79519,205,69831,465,83024,254,71135,138,763162,472,797
Pharmaceutical products48,519,07549,749,94027,104,72627,899,41320,139,880173,413,034
Cotton40,601,75455,664,51374,519,514112,504,522117,755,288401,045,591
Textile, leather and footwear materials and auxiliaries33,342,36031,703,46435,460,81939,243,56544,439,878184,190,086
Chemical products30,397,12825,382,13630,169,70127,468,53330,693,184144,110,682
Other means of transportation, parts and accessories thereof21,433,52238,414,96817,984,54424,292,84625,422,019127,547,899
Wood and wooden products20,903,70012,622,78531,774,25223,554,43827,738,971116,594,146
Other edible food preparations20,753,10211,956,69621,284,91524,482,37819,661,68698,138,777
Wheat16,180,7111,274,39617,785,55613,807,89224,622,58373,671,138
Plastic products14,501,96811,108,23115,992,00615,221,49514,961,61671,785,316
Milk and milk products13,180,3345,742,29417,071,81717,306,6867,219,74060,520,871
Ferrous waste and scrap11,045,4389,629,34215,135,63519,555,18017,033,20672,398,801
Other base metals6,822,2523,736,3344,577,3954,617,5495,489,01525,242,545
Iron and steel products6,726,0755,057,9595,902,8945,925,4017,107,64030,719,969
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic6,513,7706,412,7927,505,90613,349,4488,505,66842,287,584
Fishery products4,555,9232,575,6245,147,4544,258,3592,883,29919,420,659
Rubber3,065,2992,145,6492,463,1363,387,6814,937,88515,999,650
Fabrics3,017,2892,067,6943,592,6444,041,5833,768,59216,487,802
Parts and accessories of motor vehicles2,720,1493,946,0083,811,3657,660,0393,892,36722,029,928
Other base metal products2,392,0602,063,5702,435,6212,596,2771,966,58711,454,115
Precious stones, precious metal and articles thereof2,286,6341,500,5882,043,4362,404,1471,446,1379,680,942
Insulated wires and cables2,190,6521,253,3921,781,0902,268,9602,751,40710,245,501
Rubber products2,070,8761,843,1852,149,5551,892,6392,147,70510,103,960
Other petroleum products1,738,6821,231,4292,039,8022,489,8801,653,2249,153,017
Ores and other minerals product1,556,7801,705,0522,458,335760,6001,937,5108,418,277
Fertilizers1,507,024474,079682,413278,913726,3623,668,791
Paper1,314,318677,922775,859714,7932,095,8545,578,746
Iron and steel913,010967,6052,700,287549,9281,332,6826,463,512
Tobacco materials671,203100,625265,84901,672,9782,710,655
Motor vehicles489,3205,365,6961,914,30965,8744,485,08712,320,286
Paper products469,540396,128844,616632,0081,601,3203,943,612
Still image, video cameras and parts thereof464,670731,951630,655747,4072,591,8535,166,536
Glass and glassware455,713667,155591,5891,163,7461,329,7104,207,913
Insecticides, rodenticides and materials409,846280,102835,834536,0731,663,3693,725,224
Pastrycooks, sweets and cereal products315,964414,350821,972463,149763,1092,778,544
Animal, vegetable fats and oils313,889214,307761,50980,324505,2661,875,295
Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof26,14040,72288,31621,63341,872218,683
Total1,235,390,466965,359,9711,177,671,4281,119,319,6311,309,741,3215,807,482,817

Source: Vietnam General Department of Customs

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