Socio-economic situation in October and ten months of 2021
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.
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.
Industrial production in October prospered when the Covid-19 epidemic was gradually controlled, social distancing measures were eased, production and business activities were gradually restored to a new normal.
The situation of the Covid-19 epidemic is basically under control, many localities have eased the distance to facilitate circulation and transportation of goods, people's demand for consumer goods has decreased, and the supply of goods is guaranteed. Guaranteed to make food and food prices fall in the month.
Generally, in the 9 months of this year, the whole country had 85.5 thousand newly registered enterprises with a total registered capital of 1,195.8 trillion VND and a total number of registered employees of 648.8 thousand employees, down 13.6% in the number of enterprises, a decrease of 16.3% in number the registered capital and a decrease of 16.6% in the number of employees compared to the same period last year.
Generally, for nine months of this year, the total import and export turnover of goods still maintained a high growth rate, reaching 483.17 billion USD, went up 24.4% over the same period last year, of which exports increased by 18.8%; imports increased by 30.5%
As of mid-September, the total winter paddy cultivated area in the country reached 1,577.4 thousand hectares, an equal to 99.8% over the same period last year.
Generally, for nine months, gross retail sales of consumer goods and services reached 3,367.7 trillion VND, down 7.1% over the same period last year.
In the nine months of this year, the complicated and prolonged situation of the Covid-19 epidemic has significantly affected people’s lives
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2021 was estimated to decrease by 6.17% over the same period last year, the deepest decrease since Vietnam calculated and announced quarterly GDP up to now.