Vietnam's industrial production surges in five months
The country's industrial production index (IIP) is continuing its positive growth pace with an increase of 3.9% over April and 8.9% compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
A fibre production plant in the central province of Ha Tinh (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — The country's industrial production index (IIP) is co🔜ntinuing its positive growth pace with an increase of 3.9% over April and 8.9% compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistౠics Office (GSO).
The GSO said the IIP in the first five months soared 6.8% year-on-year. The index saw a yearly decline of 2% in last year's corresponding period.
The manufacturing and processing sector increased by 7.3%. Electricity production and distribution was up by 12.7% and water supply, waste and wastewater management and treatment activities by 6.3%. The mining sector dropped by 5.2%.
Sectors that recorded a significant IIP rise were rubber and plastic, up 27%, and furniture, up 24% while others that posted a decrease in IIP were repair, maintenance and installation of machinery andequipment, down 12%; crude oil and natural gas exploitation, down 11% and production of other means of transport, down 5%.
According to the GSO, the IIP increased in 55 localities and dropped in eight during the reviewed period.
The GSO also said that the number of workers in industrial enterprises as of May 1, 2024, increased 1% month-on-month and 3.2% year-on-year.
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