越南纺织品出口增长6%

 

Vietnam's textile exports increase by 6%

At $ 12.8 billion, Vietnam’s textile and garment exports increased by 6% in the first half of 2016, but exporters are apprehensive that they might not be able to achieve the targeted $ 31 billion earnings for the year in the wake of Brexit and a near 30 % fall in fresh orders. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, exports to US went up by 5.9 % clocking $4.29 billion; while those to Japan saw an increase of 2.9 % to register $1.04 billion; and exports to South Korea were 15.58 % higher at $764.9 million. 
Yet the mood among exporters is not upbeat. According to one exporter Tran Van Khang, there has been a lack of orders since the beginning of the year, triggering stiff competition among domestic manufacturers for customers. His firm saw a 30% drop in the number of orders in the first five months of 2016, which he attributed to overstocking and falling demand in import markets. Also, export prices have plunged by 10-15 %, while he still has to pay wages, insurance and transportation costs, which are on the rise. 
Another official of Ho Guom Garment SJC, said his company’s overseas orders fell significantly in March and April, and had begun to look up only in June. They cited Brexit and preferential trade regimes of US and EU with rivals such as Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia as reasons for foreign clients to turn towards countries with reduced import duties and more tariff advantages. 

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越南纺织品出口增长6%

2016年上半年，越南纺织品和服装出口额达128亿美元，增加了6%, 但出口商却感到不安,因为紧随英国退欧，新订单下降30%，他们可能无法实现全年310亿美元收益的目标。根据工业和贸易部,对美出口上升了5.9%至42.9亿美元，对日本出口10.4亿美元,增长了2.9%,而对韩国出口7.649亿美元，增长15.58%。

然而出口商的情绪并不乐观。根据一个出口商Tran Van Khang所说, 自今年年初以来一直缺乏订单,引发国内制造商的激烈竞争。在2016年的前五个月，他公司的订单数量下降了30%,由于存货过多和进口市场需求的下降。同时出口价格也下降了10-15%,而他仍然必须支付工资、保险和运输成本,而这些都是在上升的。

另一家Ho Guom服装公司的官员称，在三四月份，他公司的订单下降明显，只有在6月份开始有所上升。他们引用了英国退欧以及美国和欧盟给竞争对手缅甸、老挝和柬埔寨优惠贸易制度，这是外国客户转向进口关税低和有更多关税优势国家的原因。