The World Bank (WB) forecasts global growth at 2.1% in 2023, adjusted up 0.4 percentage points compared to the forecast at the beginning of 2023. The European Union (EU) forecasts an increase in Global economic growth in 2023 will reach 3.2%, adjusted to increase by 0.1 percentage points compared to the forecast in May 2023
The world economy in the 9 months of 2023 faces many difficulties and challenges. Most economies in the world have lower growth than expected due to declining aggregate demand; Inflation has cooled down but remains high; tightened monetary policy, world public debt has increased to record levels
Agricultural, forestry and fishery production in the third quarter and 9 months of 2023 maintains stable growth. Production and business activities in the third quarter of 2023 grow more positively than the previous quarter, the rate of increase in added value of the industry Industry is estimated to reach 4.57% compared to the third quarter of 2022
Agricultural production in the month focuses mainly on planting and taking care of winter rice; harvesting rice and others in the summer-autumn crop and at the same time sowing rice for the autumn-winter crop.
As of August 15, 2023, the whole country cultivated 1,387.3 thousand hectares of winter rice, equaling 98.6% of the same period last year.
Agricultural production in this month focuses on speeding up the planting of winter rice and autumn-winter rice, caring for summer-autumn rice and harvesting early summer-autumn rice
As of July 15, the whole country cultivated 1,194.4 thousand ha of winter paddy, equaling 105.8% of the same period last year, of which: Northern localities cultivated 836.1 thousand ha, equaling 108%; the southern localities planted 358.3 thousand ha, equaling 101%.
Total export and import turnover of goods in June was estimated at 56.01 billion USD, up 3.6% over the previous month and down 14.1% over the same period last year.
Socio-economy in the first 6 months of 2023 has achieved positive results, the macro-economy is stable, major balances are ensured, and inflation is controlled at an appropriate level.
On the morning of June 29, 2023, the General Statistics Office held a press conference to announce the socio-economic statistics of the second quarter and the first six months of 2023. Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, Director General, chaired the press conference.
