HANOI: Vietnam's trade surplus in November significantly narrowed to $546 million from $2.94 billion in October, government customs data released on Monday showed.

Exports in November fell 7.4% from October to $25.45 billion, while imports were up 1.5% at $24.69 billion, the Customs Department said.

The Southeast Asian country recorded a trade surplus of $20.06 billion for the first 11 months of this year, the department said.