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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

October September MoM YTD
Total 592,841,154 493,403,560 20.15% 5,251,599,189
Other 1,263,756 1,030,194 22.67% 15,575,652
Textiles and garments 98,900,404 96,841,239 2.13% 996,868,507
Machine, equipment, tools and instruments 72,606,980 53,542,456 35.61% 684,225,887
Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and 61,115,331 51,984,532 17.56% 589,095,101
Other products 61,402,807 51,062,125 20.25% 531,852,486
Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof 66,122,477 49,092,714 34.69% 475,987,481
Foot-wears 53,984,786 37,296,943 44.74% 435,540,612
Other means of transportation, parts and 47,785,659 23,266,037 105.39% 318,960,106
Fishery products 26,049,529 26,680,576 -2.37% 227,545,123
Wood and wooden products 27,746,701 20,517,297 35.24% 202,811,876
Handbags, purses, suit-cases, headgear and 13,748,373 12,613,510 9.00% 145,841,249
Other base metals and other base metal products 8,804,903 9,116,057 -3.41% 111,383,423
Cashew nut 12,539,755 14,347,285 -12.60% 90,687,098
Iron and steel products 5,766,273 6,635,909 -13.11% 89,851,568
Toys and sports requisites; parts and accessories 5,664,598 6,943,127 -18.41% 65,453,936
Plastic products 5,728,053 6,190,513 -7.47% 62,861,677
Fruits and vegetables 6,343,909 5,592,777 13.43% 55,630,093
Pastrycooks, sweets and cereals products 3,179,161 3,412,240 -6.83% 29,683,946
Still image, video cameras and sparts thereof 3,186,303 4,524,760 -29.58% 23,863,286
Pepper 1,995,601 2,753,083 -27.51% 20,126,985
Coffee 1,628,320 2,504,957 -35.00% 19,513,105
Tyre cord fabrics and other fabrics for technical 1,886,762 1,400,937 34.68% 18,299,743
Chemicals 694,718 3,111,835 -77.67% 14,531,533
Rubber 3,430,687 1,708,655 100.78% 10,230,493
Plastics 414,569 670,138 -38.14% 8,061,775
Glass and glassware 633,328 300,985 110.42% 3,956,330
Ceramic products 217,411 262,679 -17.23% 3,160,118