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During these months, exports reached more than 390 billion USD, up 16.2%, while imports hit nearly 372 billion USD, up 18.6%, generating a trade surplus of nearly 20 billion USD.

Vietnam’s import–export in October decreased slightly by 1.2% from September, reaching more than 81 billion USD. Despite the dip, October still posted a trade surplus of 2.6 billion USD.

The main driver of growth remains the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector, which contributed 296 billion USD in export.