据越南国家统计总局消息,尽管越南天然橡胶出口量减少了10%,但是由于天然橡胶价格上涨,2008年前8个月越南天然橡胶的出口额超过10亿美元,与2007年同比增长30%。越南工业与贸易部称,由于当前国际市场天然橡胶价格高,预计2008年该国的天然橡胶出口额将达到17亿美元,比原计划14.5 According to the statistics from Vietnam’s National Bureau of Statistics, Vietnam’s natural rubber exports decreased by 10%. However, exports of natural rubber in Vietnam in the first eight months of 2008 exceeded 1 billion U.S. dollars, up 30% from the same period of 2007, due to the increase of natural rubber prices. Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade said that due to the current high price of natural rubber on the international market, the country’s natural rubber exports are expected to reach 1.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2008, up from 14.5