The agency said that the shipments accounted for 20.7% of Vietnam’s total export revenue, which reached more than US$82 billion in the same period, posting a 5.7% increase year-on-year.
Garment ranked 2nd with nearly US$11 billion, up 6.4% over last year.
Computers, electronics and parts ranked 3rd with nearly US$7.9 billion, followed by shoes with US$6.3 billion and wood and wood products with US$3.2 billion
Exports of other commodities, which contributed significantly to total export value two years ago, have seen a sharp decline.
Crude oil export gained more than US$1.1 billion, down by nearly 47% over last year. Export of cameras and parts earned the same amount, a year-on-year decrease of nearly 7%.