Vietnam's garment export rises in first 7 months

Vietnam is estimated to reap textile and garment export turnovers of nearly 3.4 billion U.S. dollars in the first seven months of this year, posting a year-on-year surge of 32.1 percent, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association on Friday.

In the period, the United States is the biggest market of Vietnamese textiles and garments, importing some 1.4 billion dollars worth of quota-bound products.

Vietnam is estimated to reap 5.5 billion dollars from exporting garments and textiles, mainly to the European Union and the United States in 2006, up 14.6 percent against 2005, said the association.

Source: Xinhua