Infographic social-economic situation in the Second quarter and 6 months of 2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB) and other international organizations have made positive forecasts about the global economic outlook.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB) and other international organizations have made positive forecasts about the global economic outlook.
With 28/63 coastal provinces and cities, stretching along 3,260 km of coastline, Vietnam's seaport system over the years has been constantly expanding and developing, performing quite well its role as a focal point. serving import and export of goods, creating a driving force for the country's socio-economic development.
Import and export activities in May 2021 were strongly affected by the fourth wave of Covid-19 outbreaks in the country, causing the production activities of some enterprises in industrial zones in some provinces to be affected.
Production of agriculture, forestry, and fishery in May 2021 took place in favorable weather conditions. Industrial production in May 2021 was estimated to increase by 1.6% over the previous month and 11.6% over the same period last year
In the winter-spring rice crop in 2021, the whole country cultivated 3,007.5 thousand hectares, equaling 99.4% of the previous year. The Mekong Delta region has finished the winter-spring rice crop of 2021 with production of 10.94 million tons.
With the characteristic of being an economic - technical industry associated with science and technology and also one of the industries most affected by the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Viet Nam's telecommunications industry cannot stay out of the transformation trend, especially when traditional telecommunications services are already at saturation level.
Due to impressive growth, electronic goods, computers and their parts have surpassed textile and apparel to become Viet Nam's second largest group of goods for exportation since 2019.
Poultry breeding is developing well, pig breeding is recovering. The consumption market for agricultural, forestry and fishery products has been opened and expanded.
Production of agriculture, forestry and fishery in April 2021 took place in favorable weather conditions for plants and animals to grow and develop.
Generally, in the first quarter of 2021, gross retail sales of consumer goods and services reached 1,291.1 trillion VND, up 5.1% over the same period last year.