HANOI, Dec 6 : Vietnam's exports in November fell 7.1 per cent from October to $39.07 billion, government data showed on Saturday.

Imports in the month fell 3.7 per cent from the previous month to $37.98 billion, translating into a trade surplus of $1.09 billion, the National Statistics Office said in a report.

Compared with the same month last year, November exports rose 15.1 per cent, while imports were up 16.0 per cent.

Consumer prices in November rose 3.58 per cent from a year earlier, the NSO said, while industrial production climbed 10.8 per cent.

For the first 11 months of this year, exports rose 16.1 per cent to $430.14 billion, while imports were up 18.4 per cent to $409.61 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $20.53 billion, it added.