Exports fell 17.1% in April from a year earlier, resulting in an 11.8% fall in the first four months of this year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said in a report, while imports were also down 20.5% in the month and 15.4% in the period. The country's statistics agency said Vietnam's industrial output rose 0.5% in April from a year earlier but output in January to April fell 1.8% from the same period last year. "Global economic difficulties have continued to affect Vietnam's trade turnover," the GSO said. "A decline in demand from major trading partners has led to a decrease in production orders and a decrease in export turnover." According to the GSO, consumer prices in April rose 2.81% on the year. (Reporting by Phuong Nguyen; Editing by William Mallard and Sonali Paul)
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HANOI, April 29 (Reuters) - Vietnam's export fell in
April while industrial output rose modestly in the month from a
year earlier, the country's statistics agency said on Saturday,
due to declining demand from trading partners and weak growth in
the global economy.
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