Vietnam: Challenges to maintain trade surplus bongdaso mobile 2023

06.05.2023

The trade surplus of more than 4 billion USD bongdaso mobile the first quarter of 2023 is good news for the export and import sector bongdaso mobile particular and of the entire economy bongdaso mobile general.

However, behind the trade surplus of goods bongdaso mobile the first quarter of 2023 are issues of concern, frank consideration and thorough analysis.

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First, the trade surplus was not due to an increase bongdaso mobile exports, but to a larger decrease bongdaso mobile import than the other one.

Specifically, exports bongdaso mobile the first quarter of 2023 reached over ,17 billion, reduced 11,9% over the same period bongdaso mobile 2022. The declination of exports bongdaso mobile the first quarter of 2023 for both domestic economic sectors (down 15,2%) and the FDI sector (down 10,6%). This also shows the "inferior" of the domestic economic sector.

Notably, the decline of exports occurred bongdaso mobile many key commodities. Of the 45 key products, there are 33 items with a decrease bongdaso mobile export turnover over the same period. bongdaso mobile which, there are 4 items with large decrease (over 1 billion USD) including: Phones and components; textile; electronics, computers, components; wood and wood products. Some commodities decreased bongdaso mobile export volume such as cement, textile fiber, tea, rubber, coffee...

Some commodities have been reduced bongdaso mobile export price such as cashew nut, coffee, pepper, cassava and related products, crude oil... Export’s declination took place bongdaso mobile 42/80 major markets, of which a large decrease bongdaso mobile 13 markets with over 100 million USD, including: USA, China, Hong Kong, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Germany, Mexico...

Meanwhile, imports bongdaso mobile the first quarter of 2023 reached 75,1 billion USD, down 14.,7% over the same period bongdaso mobile 2022.

Although The decrease bongdaso mobile imports is a positive trend, but if it decreases deeply, it will negatively affect domestic production as well as exports bongdaso mobile the next cycle. The decrease bongdaso mobile imports occurred bongdaso mobile both the domestic sector (down 14,1%) and the FDI sector (down 16%). Imports decreased bongdaso mobile more than 40 markets, of which 2 import markets decreased by over 1 billion USD, namely China and Korea.

The second is the trade surplus because the FDI sector has increased bongdaso mobile both absolute size and surplus rate compared to the same period last year. The trade deficit was completely due to the domestic economic sector.

Third, Vietnam's large export surplus markets all decreased compared to the same period last year, such as: the US (.774 million versus .823 million), Germany (US.091 million versus .268 million), the UK (1.230 million USD versus 1.247 million USD), Hong Kong (1.327 million USD vs 2.130 million USD)…

Analyzing the picture of import and export, Director of the Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) Phan Van Chinh acknowledged: bongdaso mobile the first quarter of 2023, exports of all sectors were bongdaso mobile a downward trend. bongdaso mobile the context that the world economy continues to face many difficulties, the US and EU economies are forecasted to grow below 1% and likely to have a recession.

Emerging and developing economies recovered more difficult, growth rate slowed. Inflation is still high bongdaso mobile many countries, leading to the trend of monetary tightening - interest rates are expected to continue to increase bongdaso mobile the first half of the year. For the domestic market, due to the impact of the decline bongdaso mobile global economic growth, market fluctuations, policy adjustments of major economies and the increase bongdaso mobile trade protectionism of the importing countries, all of which lead to manufacturing and export sectors face many difficulties.

Many economic experts said that the trade balance is forecasted to continue to improve, however, exports will face many common challenges of partner’s markets. Meanwhile, domestic market demand has not increased, inflation tends to increase, affecting economic recovery and development.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/khong-de-duy-tri-xuat-sieu-nam-2023.html

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