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VIETNAM-RUBBER-EXPORT-MARKET
Vietnam’s rubber export down 11.4 pct in 9 months
HANOI, Oct. 4, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Vietnam exported over 1 million tons of
rubber worth more than 1.4 billion U.S. dollars between January and
September, up 9.1 percent in volume but down 11.4 percent in value against
the same period last year.
China remained Vietnam’s biggest rubber export market in the nine-month
period, tailed by India and Malaysia, according to the Vietnam Rubber
Association on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Vietnam imported 436,000 tons of rubber worth 803 million U.S.
dollars, up 11 percent in volume but down 1.3 percent in value.
Vietnam sold overseas nearly 1.4 million tons of rubber valued at roughly
2.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2017, seeing respective year-on-year rises of
11.4 percent and 36 percent.
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