Overcoming a difficult journey due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, the total export and import turnover of goods for the whole year reached a record number of 668.54 billion USD, an increase of 22.6% compared to 2020.
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.
Agricultural production in the month focused mainly on cultivating and tending winter-spring rice, planting crops across the country, and harvesting winter crops in the North. Pig husbandry continued to recover; poultry developed well.
January 2022 has fewer working days than the previous month and the same period last year because the Lunar New Year holiday is concentrated at the end of January
Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 is estimated to increase by 2.58% over the same period last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic seriously affecting all sectors of the economy, especially in the third quarter of 2021, key economic localities have to implement prolonged social distancing to prevent the pandemic.
On the morning of December 29, 2021, the General Statistics Office (GSO) held a press conference to announce the socio-economic statistics of the fourth quarter and the year 2021. Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, GSO General Director, chaired the press conference.
GDP in 2021 was estimated to increase by 2.58% over the previous year due to the Covid-19 seriously affecting all areas of the economy, especially in the third quarter of 2021.
Transport activities in 2021 faced difficulties, especially when the fourth Covid-19 epidemic broke out on a large scale, many localities implemented social distancing according to Directive No. 16/CT-TTg dated March 31, 2020 of the Prime Minister.
In 2021, the total retail sales of consumer goods and services is estimated at 4,789.5 trillion VND, down 3.8% compared to the previous year, if excluding the price factor, it will decrease by 6.2% (in 2020 decrease 3%).
