According to the General Statistics Office, the Southeast Asian nation earned US$30.32 billion from exporting in July, down 7.7 percent against the previous month, bringing the total export value during the January-July period to US$216.35 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16.1 percent.

Meanwhile, the country's import turnover hit US$215.59 billion, up 13.6 per cent on year.

Viet Nam reported a trade surplus of US$21 million in July and US$764 million in the first seven months.