Gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2022 was estimated to increase by 5.03% over the same period last year, higher than the growth rate of 4.72% in the first quarter of 2021 and 3.66% in the first quarter of 2020 but still lower than the growth rate of 6.85% in the first quarter of 2019.
The price of housing maintenance materials increases with the price of input materials for production; educational services increased again in some localities after the period of tuition fee exemption and reduction; The increase in prices of out-of-home dining and tourism services according to consumer demand are the main reasons for the consumer price index (CPI) to increase by 0.18% in April 2022 compared to the previous month.
Aquaculture is well developed in terms of new stocking and product harvesting. The Covid-19 epidemic has been controlled, so the market for agricultural, forestry and fishery products has been opened and expanded.
Petrol and gas prices increase according to world fuel prices; rental housing prices increased again after the Covid-19 epidemic was controlled; the increase in the price of essential consumer goods and services in line with the price of input materials and the price of petrol was the main reason why the consumer price index (CPI) in March 2022 increased by 0.7% compared to the previous month, up 1.91% compared to December 2021 and up 2.41% over the same period in 2021.
On the morning of March 29, 2022, the General Statistics Office held a press conference to announce the socio-economic statistics for the first quarter of 2022. Mrs. Nguyen Thi Huong, Director General, chaired the press conference. At the press conference, the Director-General announced the socio-economic situation of Vietnam in the first quarter of 2022.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2022 was estimated to increase by 5.03% over the same period last year, higher than the growth rate of 4.72% in the first quarter of 2021 and 3.66% in the first quarter of 2020 but still lower than the growth rate of 6.85% in the first quarter of 2019.
Socio-economic of our country in the first three months of 2022 takes place in the context that the world economy still maintains its recovery momentum, production activities are promoted, and the global supply chain is gradually opened.
Petrol and gas prices increase according to world fuel prices; rental housing prices increased again after the Covid-19 epidemic was controlled; The increase in the price of essential consumer goods and services in line with the price of input materials and the price of gasoline was the main reason why the consumer price index (CPI) in March 2022 increased by 0.7% compared to the previous month.
Agricultural production in February 2022 took place in severe cold weather conditions in the northern provinces, which affected the growth and development of plants and animals. Livestock production faced difficulties due to rising feed prices and the risk of a re-emergence of African swine fever.
As of mid-February, the whole country cultivated 2,638.7 thousand hectares of winter-spring rice, equaling 101.2% of the same period last year.
