The above figure included US$156.28 billion in export turnover, up 14.9 percent or US$20.23 billion from the same period last year.

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Exports of the FDI sector rose 22 percent in the second half of May to US$12.66 billion, raising the sector's total export volume in the first five months to US$111.93 billion, an increase of 13.1 percent(or US$12.95 billion).

Viet Nam’s import value was estimated at US$15.18 billion in the second half of May, down 12.1 percent or US$2.09 billion against the first 15 days of May.

In the first five months, the total imports reached US$147.67 billion, up by 17.3 percent, or US$ 21.77 billion, from the same period last year.

The Southeast Asian country ran a trade surplus of US$2.38 billion in the second half of May and US$8.61 billion in January-May period.