Generally, in 2021, the total import and export turnover of goods reach 668.5 billion USD, went up 22.6% over last year, of which exports increased by 19%; imports increased by 26.5%
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be complicated, especially in the southern provinces, causing the total retail sales and consumer service revenue in the nine months of 2021 to decrease in all economic activities. Total retail sales of consumer goods and services in the nine months of 2021 decreased by 7.1% over the same period last year, if excluding the price factor, it decreased by 8.7%.
The Covid-19 pandemic was gradually brought under control, the progress of vaccination against the Covid-19 pandemic achieved positive results and the Government's Resolution No. 128/NQ-CP dated October 11, 2021 was issued in a timely manner. Due to the continued implementation of the dual goal of "epidemic prevention and socio-economic development", the total retail sales of consumer goods and services in October improved significantly compared to the previous month.
In October this year, import and export activities continued to recover. Total import and export turnover reached 55 billion USD, growed up 2.4% compared to September and went up 6.9% compared to the same period last year. Generally in 10 months, the total import and export turnover of goods continued to maintain a high growth rate, reaching 539.42 billion USD, went up 22.6% compared to the same period last year.
The total value of import and export turnover of goods in 11 months of 2021 reached 602 billion USD, an increase of 22.9%, corresponding to an increase of 112.2 billion USD in absolute numbers compared to the same period in 2020.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2021 was estimated to increase by 5.22% over the same period last year, although higher than the growth rate of 4.61% in 2020 but lower than the growth rate of the fourth quarter of previous years. 2011-2019
Agricultural production in the month focused mainly on harvesting winter paddy in the country and cultivating winter annual crops in Northern provinces.
As of mid-November, the whole country harvested 1,339.2 thousand hectares of winter rice, accounting for 85.9% of the cultivated area and equaling 102.6% of the same period last year.
Agricultural production in the month focused on tending and harvesting winter and winter-autumn paddy in the country and planting winter crops in the North.
In 2021, the whole country cultivated 1,558.8 thousand hectares, equaling 98.3% of the previous year's crop.
