Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 3.03 billion USD in January, despite overall trade activity showing signs of contraction, according to data released by the General Statistics Office on February 6.

Vietnam’s trade surplus hit 8.01 billion USD during January – May, with 156.77 billion USD in export revenue and 148.76 billion USD in imports, up 15.2% and 18.2% year-on-year, respectively, the General Statistics Office announced on May 29.

Vietnam recorded trade surplus of 10.6 billion USD in the first 11 months of this year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Vietnam reported 6.52 billion USD in trade surplus during January – September, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.