Vietnam Trade Deficit Narrows Even as Exports Miss Estimates

Vietnam’s trade deficit narrowed in February, while exports and imports both grew less than expected and consumer prices spiked in a holiday-affected month.

The deficit in February was $1.05 billion, compared with the $1.78 billion deficit reported for January, according to data released by the National Statistics Office in Hanoi Friday. That was also smaller than the Bloomberg survey estimate of a $2.03 billion deficit.