On the morning of May 25, 2022, in Hanoi, the General Statistics Office (GSO) had a polite reception with the delegation of the Korea Statistical Office (KOSTAT). General Director of GSO Nguyen Thi Huong chaired the reception.
Industrial production in the first quarter of 2022 continued to prosper with the value-added of the whole industry increasing by 7.07% over the same period last year, of which the manufacturing increased by 7.79%; electricity production and distribution grew steadily; the mining and quarrying increased positively due to an increase in coal and metal ore
Industrial production in April was estimated to increase by 2% over the previous month and by 9.4% over the same period last year due to the control of the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses being more proactive in terms of labor and production plans, overcoming difficulties to recover and expand production. Generally, in the first four months of 2022, the industrial index of production increased by 7.5% over the same period last year.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2022 was estimated to increase by 5.03% over the same period last year, higher than the growth rate of 4.72% in the first quarter of 2021 and 3.66% in the first quarter of 2020 but still lower than the growth rate of 6.85% in the first quarter of 2019.
The price of housing maintenance materials increases with the price of input materials for production; educational services increased again in some localities after the period of tuition fee exemption and reduction; The increase in prices of out-of-home dining and tourism services according to consumer demand are the main reasons for the consumer price index (CPI) to increase by 0.18% in April 2022 compared to the previous month.
Aquaculture is well developed in terms of new stocking and product harvesting. The Covid-19 epidemic has been controlled, so the market for agricultural, forestry and fishery products has been opened and expanded.
Industrial production in April was estimated to increase by 2% over the previous month and by 9.4% over the same period last year due to the control of the Covid-19 epidemic, businesses being more proactive in terms of labor and production plans, overcome difficulties to recover and expand production.
Petrol and gas prices increase according to world fuel prices; rental housing prices increased again after the Covid-19 epidemic was controlled; the increase in the price of essential consumer goods and services in line with the price of input materials and the price of petrol was the main reason why the consumer price index (CPI) in March 2022 increased by 0.7% compared to the previous month, up 1.91% compared to December 2021 and up 2.41% over the same period in 2021.
It was estimated that in the first quarter of 2022, the newly concentrated planted forest area of the whole country reached 35.4 thousand hectares, up 5.1% over the same period last year
On the morning of March 29, 2022, the General Statistics Office held a press conference to announce the socio-economic statistics for the first quarter of 2022. Mrs. Nguyen Thi Huong, Director General, chaired the press conference. At the press conference, the Director-General announced the socio-economic situation of Vietnam in the first quarter of 2022.
