Vietnam got nearly $2.683 billion trade surplus with Canada last year, up 25.9 percent over the previous year, according to Statistics Canada.
With the impressive growth, it ranked 12th among exporters to Canada, up five grades compared to 2013.
Vietnam mainly exported machines and electronic and electrical equipment (US$807 million), knitwear and weaving products (US$342 million), footwear (US$338 million, printers, fax and scan machines, computers and components, and mechanic tools (US$296 million), furniture (US$259 million), seafood (US$147 million), suitcases, bags and sports stuff (US$95 million), cashew nuts (US$72 million), and steel (US$49 million).
Meanwhile, Vietnam imported $513 million worth of goods from Canada, up 18.7 percent. Major products included fertilisers (US$61 million), soya and oil beans (US$52 million), machines, equipment and tools (US$36 million), leather (US$29 million), means of transport and spare parts (US$28 million) and electrical and electronic machines and equipment (US$12 million).
In 2014, Vietnam’s exports to Canada hit $2.562 billion and imports were $431 million, pushing trade surplus with the country up to $2.131 billion.
Source: vov
Keywords: Vietnam, enjoys, trade surplus, Canada
