Petrol imports drop during first seven months

HA NOI — Petrol imports totalled 6.5 million tonnes and reached a cost of US$5.9 billion in the first seven months of the year, accounting for 10.2 per cent of the nation's total imports, according to the General Department of Customs.

The figure represents a decrease of 42 per cent in volume and 8.6 per cent in value, however, in comparison with the same period last year.

In July alone, Viet Nam imported about 533,500 tonnes of petrol, valued at $512 million – a decline of 39.2 per cent in volume and 37 per cent in value compared to the previous month.