Export turnover was estimated at US$84.82 billion in the first eight months of 2013, representing a year-on-year increase of 14.7%, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
The figure includedUS$11.5 billion in August alone.
The MoIT made the announcement at a teleconference held on September 3 in Ha Noi.
Trade deficit was at around US$577 million in the January-August period, equivalent to 0.7% of export tunover.
Trade gap reoccurred in August with US$ 300 million followingconsecutive trade surplus of approximately US$200 million in July and US$287 million in June.
A large number of local representatives blamedthe fallingprices of key commodities to the decline inthe nationalexport turnover.
Especially, agro-forestry and fishery exportsvalued at around US$13.2 billion in the first eight months, dropping6.8%from the same period last year. Shipmentsof fuel and minerals also fell by17%.
However, the rising export of processed products in August made important contribution to the national export growth.
In the first eight months, telephones and spare parts brought back US$13.1 billion in export value(up 76% against the same period last year); garments and textile US$11.5 billion (up 17.3%).
Export of the domestic sector was estimated at US$3.97 billion in August and US$28.7 billion in the January-August period (up 3.1% against the same period last year).
To fulfill the preset goal of US$127-128 billion in 2013, the MoIT would focus on attracting more investment in auxiliary industries, streamlining customs procedures and strengthening trade promotion in favor of market expansion. /.