Washington (VNA) – The two-way trade between Vietnam and the United States rose 36.93 percent to 4.72 billion USD in the first four months of this year as compared with the same period in 2007, according to statistics from the US Department of Commerce.

In the reviewed period, Vietnam ’s export was 3.637 billion USD, an increase of 21.92 percent, while the US’s export to Vietnam stood at 1.083 billion USD, a 133.41-percent rise.

Vietnam’s export staples to the US are textiles and apparel products, furniture, footwear, seafood and agricultural products. The country imports from the US transport vehicles, machineries, aircraft and aviation accessories, steels, plastics, meat and meat-related products, and livestock feeds.

The two-way trade between the two countries is expected to surpass 15 billion USD this year, as compared with 12.444 billion USD in 2007.