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  "page": {
    "title": "Viet Nam HS6 520512 Export Price Comparison | Yugalinks",
    "description": "Compare reported Viet Nam export prices for HS6 520512. See the median unit value, destination comparisons, trade value, and annual price trends.",
    "route": "/trade/price-exporter/vnm/520512"
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      "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 2580.667557922869,
      "trade_value_usd": 1030481978,
      "markets": 28
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 2313.004151240938,
      "trade_value_usd": 1206963164,
      "markets": 34
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 2051.991462406993,
      "trade_value_usd": 1044950397,
      "markets": 33
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 2793.950469171141,
      "trade_value_usd": 1157765608,
      "markets": 32
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 2296.7385003956233,
      "trade_value_usd": 770932641,
      "markets": 30
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "What does Viet Nam price positioning show for HS 520512?",
      "answer": "It compares Viet Nam's reported unit values across markets with each market's median for the same product and year."
    },
    {
      "question": "What does above or below median mean?",
      "answer": "Above median means the observed unit value is higher than the market median; below median means it is lower. It does not by itself indicate profit or quality."
    },
    {
      "question": "How is the export price calculated?",
      "answer": "The reported unit value is trade value divided by reported quantity, expressed per metric ton when quantity is available."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I compare this with the wider Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale market?",
      "answer": "Yes. Use the product overview and methodology links to compare price positioning with market size, exporter reach, and reported trade history."
    }
  ],
  "methodology": {
    "unitValueFormula": "reported trade value in USD / reported quantity in metric tons",
    "median": "the median of the reported market unit values for the same exporter, product, and year",
    "spread": "(highest market price - lowest market price) / median market price x 100",
    "marketComparison": "price_vs_median_pct = (market unit value - market median) / market median x 100",
    "pricePosition": "Above, Mid, or Below is assigned from the market comparison to the reported median",
    "coverage": {
      "first_year": 2017,
      "latest_year": 2023,
      "markets": 47,
      "corridor_rows": 157
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/520512",
    "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/vnm/520512",
    "platform": "https://www.yugalinks.com/app?hs=520512",
    "dataSources": "https://www.yugalinks.com/data-sources",
    "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology"
  },
  "generatedAt": "2026-08-25T13:12:31.815Z"
}