Nghe An: Export turnover increased by nearly 19% in 4 months
(Baonghean.vn) - With abundant raw materials and attention to market research, many products achieved high turnover, increasing sharply compared to the same period last year such as fresh fruits, seafood, plastic additives, wood chips, textiles...
According to the Department of Industry and Trade of Nghe An, in the first 4 months of 2018, the export turnover of enterprises in the province reached 323.11 million USD, an increase of nearly 19% over the same period in 2017. Of which, the export of goods reached 216.48 million USD, an increase of 17.6% over the same period, reaching 30.4% of the yearly plan (710 million USD).
Some high-growth items include fresh fruits, which increased by nearly 75% thanks to businesses continuing to exploit stable input and output markets. Purchasing power from the Chinese market is expected to continue to increase in the coming time.
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With raw materials mainly exploited from the Southern provinces, in the first 4 months of 2018, cassava starch exports grew relatively positively, up 39.3%. At the beginning of the year, the weather was favorable, input materials for factories were abundant, so seafood export turnover also increased by more than 77%.
In addition, wood chips increased by 26%, textiles increased by 15.7%, plastic additives increased by 73.5%...
In the first four months of 2018, businesses in the province exported goods to 90 countries, of which China still accounted for a large proportion, with 56.62%; followed by South Korea at 13.58%; Japan at 3.54%; India at 3.11%...
