Processing industry makes up over 86 percent of total export revenue in nine months
Processing industry contributed 86.27 percent to the total export revenue of the country in the first nine months of 2021, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Hanoi (VNA) – Processing industry contributed86.27 percent to the total export revenue of the country in the first ninemonths of 2021, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The ministry reported that in the January-September period,export revenue of the sector was estimated at 207.5 billion USD, up 20.8percent over the same period last year.
Along with processing industry, agro-forestry-fisheries was alsoamong major sectors with great contributions to the country’s exports in ninemonths with 20.1 billion USD, up 10.8 percent.
At the same time, fuels and minerals also recorded exportrevenue of about 2.5 billion USD, up 9.9 percent year on year.
In the period, exports of petroleum of all kinds rose only2.8 percent in volume but 39.6 percent in value, according to the ministry./.
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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
