22/03/2006 - HCMC exports jump 13.9 percent
Ho Chi Minh City's first quarter exports were worth over US$3 billion, a year-on-year increase of 13.9 percent, the city's General Statistic Office said.
The domestic sector recorded an increase of 15 percent and foreign-invested firms 9.2 percent.
The items recording high growth rates included rice 21.8 percent ($121.6 million); dairy products 84 percent ($9.6 million); footwear 7.1 percent ($57 million); and garments and textiles 10.3 percent ($216 million).
Source : Vietnam New Agency
The domestic sector recorded an increase of 15 percent and foreign-invested firms 9.2 percent.
The items recording high growth rates included rice 21.8 percent ($121.6 million); dairy products 84 percent ($9.6 million); footwear 7.1 percent ($57 million); and garments and textiles 10.3 percent ($216 million).
Source : Vietnam New Agency