Vietnam’s imports from Brazil down in first half

Vietnam’s imports from Brazil went down 29 percent year-on-year to 145.71 million U.S. dollars in the first half of this year, according to the information center of Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade on Wednesday.

The country saw a decrease in value of most import items from Brazil during this period, said the center.

In the first six months of this year, Vietnam spent 27.75 million U.S. dollars on importing materials from the Brazilian market to serve the domestic textile and footwear industry.

The number made up the highest proportion, about 19 percent, of Vietnam’s total import turnover from Brazil in the first half of this year, said the center.

Vietnamese import turnover of wood and wood products from this market stood at 11.74 million U.S. dollars, making up the second highest proportion of the country’s total import turnover from Brazil during the same period, according to the center.