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Vietnam raked in $28.5 billion from exports to the U.S. in 2014, up 19.6 percent compared with 2013, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO). In particular, the fastest growth rate was seen in such groups as textiles and garments (13.9 percent), footwear (26.1 percent), wood and wooden products (12.8 percent), and electronics, computers and components (45 percent).