Socio-economic situation in April and four months of 2016

As of 15 April, the country cultivated 3072.1 thousand hectares of winter-spring rice, equaling 99.3% from the same period last year, of which localities in the North cultivated 1147.6 thousand hectares, equaling 99.6% ; provinces in the South cultivated 1924.5 thousand hectares, equaling 99.1%.

Socio-economic situation in the first Quarter of 2016

GDP in the first quarter was estimated to increase by 5.46% over the same period last year. The growth in the First quarter of this year was higher than the first Quarter of years 2012-2014, but there were signs of a slowdown compared with the increase of 6.12% in the same period in 2015.

Socio-economic situation in February and two months of 2016

As of mid-February, the country cultivated 2393.1 thousand hectares of winter-spring rice, equaling 100.2% of the figure in the same period last year, of which provinces in the North cultivated 480.6 thousand hectares, equaling 100.3%; provinces in the South cultivated 1912 thousand hectares, equaling 100.2%.

Socio-economic situation in January of 2016

Total retail sales of consumer goods and services in January were estimated to reach 297.7 trillion dongs, increased by 3.5% from the previous month and by 11.7% against the same period in 2015 (if the price factor were excluded, the growth rate would be 11%).

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