Following declines in April’s trade figures (exports and imports dropped 14% YoY and 11.4% YoY respectively), Vietnam’s exports and imports continued to slump 15.3% YoY and 20.9% YoY to USD8.22bn and USD9.18bn from May 1 to May 15, respectively, resulting in a trade deficit of USD960mn. Nevertheless, from January 1 to May 15, exports and imports reached USD89bn (+0.1% YoY) and USD87.6 (-2.6% YoY), respectively, with a trade surplus of USD1.4bn (vs trade deficit of USD1.0bn in the same period