Vietnam sees Jan-July trade surplus at $764 million -stats office

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam is expected to register a trade surplus of $764 million in the first seven months of 2022, government data released on Friday showed.

Exports in the January-July period are estimated to show a rise of 16.1% rise from a year ago to $216.35 billion, while imports were seen up 13.6% to $215.59 billion, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said in a report.

(Reporting by Phuong Nguyen; Editing by Ed Davies)