Vietnam's goods import-export turnover for the first 10 months of 2026 reached US$1,010.55 billion, up 32.3% year on year, the first time it has surpassed US$1 trillion. In October, two-way trade hit US$122.03 billion, with exports of US$64.67 billion and imports of US$57.36 billion, giving a US$7.31 billion trade surplus and marking the second consecutive monthly surplus. Ten-month exports totaled US$499.24 billion, up 27.5%, with the US remaining the largest export market at US$159.4 billion and China the largest import source at US$212.46 billion. Economist Nguyen Tri Hieu said the shift to a surplus could improve foreign currency supply and help stabilize the exchange rate. Economist Dinh Trong Thinh credited the result partly to government and ministry export policies.
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