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Vietnam’s exports to Canada show solid growth in October 2024

Vietnam’s exports to Canada reached a total value of US$592.84 million in October 2024, marking a notable increase of 20.15 percent compared to September 2024. This positive growth highlights the strengthening trade relations between the two countries.

Key export products:

  • Textiles and garments: Exports amounted to US$98.90 million, reflecting a modest growth of 2.13 percent from the previous month. This sector remains a staple of Vietnam’s export portfolio.
  • Machine equipment, tools, and instruments: Significant growth of 35.61 percent was recorded, reaching US$72.61 million, driven by increased demand for industrial equipment.
  • Computers, electrical products, and spare parts: With US$61.12 million in exports, this category saw a 17.56 percent increase, underscoring the rising importance of Vietnam’s technology sector in global trade.
  • Telephones, mobile phones, and parts: Continuing strong performance with US$66.12 million in exports, up 34.69 percent, reflecting robust demand in the mobile technology market.
  • Footwear: This sector performed well with US$53.98 million in exports, showing a solid growth of 44.74 percent.
  • Fishery products: Despite a slight decline of 2.37 percent, this category still brought in US$26.05 million, highlighting the stability of Vietnam’s seafood exports.

Year-to-date (YTD) figures: Vietnam’s total exports to Canada have reached US$5.25 billion year-to-date, up from US$5.15 billion last year, further strengthening the bilateral trade relationship.

Overall, the diverse growth across multiple export sectors in October 2024 indicates that Vietnam’s economy continues to benefit from its varied export base, with textiles, electronics, and footwear leading the way.

Vietnam’s exports to Canada, October vs. September 2024, by value

OctoberSeptemberMoMYTD
Total592,841,154493,403,56020.15%5,251,599,189
Other1,263,7561,030,19422.67%15,575,652
Textiles and garments98,900,40496,841,2392.13%996,868,507
Machine, equipment, tools and instruments72,606,98053,542,45635.61%684,225,887
Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and61,115,33151,984,53217.56%589,095,101
Other products61,402,80751,062,12520.25%531,852,486
Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof66,122,47749,092,71434.69%475,987,481
Foot-wears53,984,78637,296,94344.74%435,540,612
Other means of transportation, parts and47,785,65923,266,037105.39%318,960,106
Fishery products26,049,52926,680,576-2.37%227,545,123
Wood and wooden products27,746,70120,517,29735.24%202,811,876
Handbags, purses, suit-cases, headgear and13,748,37312,613,5109.00%145,841,249
Other base metals and other base metal products8,804,9039,116,057-3.41%111,383,423
Cashew nut12,539,75514,347,285-12.60%90,687,098
Iron and steel products5,766,2736,635,909-13.11%89,851,568
Toys and sports requisites; parts and accessories5,664,5986,943,127-18.41%65,453,936
Plastic products5,728,0536,190,513-7.47%62,861,677
Fruits and vegetables6,343,9095,592,77713.43%55,630,093
Pastrycooks, sweets and cereals products3,179,1613,412,240-6.83%29,683,946
Still image, video cameras and sparts thereof3,186,3034,524,760-29.58%23,863,286
Pepper1,995,6012,753,083-27.51%20,126,985
Coffee1,628,3202,504,957-35.00%19,513,105
Tyre cord fabrics and other fabrics for technical1,886,7621,400,93734.68%18,299,743
Chemicals694,7183,111,835-77.67%14,531,533
Rubber3,430,6871,708,655100.78%10,230,493
Plastics414,569670,138-38.14%8,061,775
Glass and glassware633,328300,985110.42%3,956,330
Ceramic products217,411262,679-17.23%3,160,118
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