HANOI, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam spent nearly 1.9 billion U.S. dollars importing cloth in the first two months of this year, posting a year-on-year rise of 17.6 percent, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Friday.

In January and February, Vietnam imported around 223,000 tons of cotton worth 359 million U.S. dollars, down 4.4 percent in volume and 5.2 percent in value from the same period last year.

However, the country also spent 361 million U.S. dollars importing 182,000 tons of yarn, up 15 percent and 19.7 percent respectively.

Last year, Vietnam poured over 11.8 billion U.S. dollars into importing cloth and earned roughly 29.5 billion U.S. dollars from exporting garments and textiles, according to the office.

China was Vietnam's largest supplier of cloth, followed by South Korea and Japan. Enditem

Related

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)