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 gasoline was the main reason why the consumer price index (CPI) in March 2022 increased by 0.7% compared to the previous month.
Industrial production in the first quarter of 2022 continued to prosper with the added value of the whole industry increasing by 7.07% over the same period last year, of which the processing and manufacturing industry increased by 7.79%; electricity production and distribution grew steadily; The positive growth in the mining industry was mainly due to increased coal and metal ore mining.
Exports and imports value by months of 2022
The fourth wave of Covid-19 caused many localities to implement prolonged social distancing, stalled production, broken supply chains, decreased key economic indicators, and reduced purchasing power, people's lives decreased sharply, life was seriously affected, unemployment rate increased.
Farming is one of the key areas of the agricultural industry. The production value of the crop industry accounts for 64-68% of the production value of the entire agricultural sector. In 2021, the weather is quite favorable for plants to grow and develop, so most crops are quite productive.
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.
The Rural, Agricultural and Fishery Census is carried out every 10 years. Between the two censuses, there is a mid-term survey conducted to collect and synthesize a number of key indicators on rural areas and agriculture. This mid-term survey was conducted on July 1, 2020 . This is a large-scale survey conducted nationwide to collect information of 8,297 communes, 20,611 farms and 1.6 million sample households.
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.
Industrial production in February 2022 is estimated to decrease by 12.4% compared to the previous month because the Lunar New Year holiday is mostly concentrated in February.
