The Vietnamese Purchasing Managers'' Index (PMI) increased to 51.5 in
January from 51.3 in the previous month, according to a Nikkei report
released on Monday.
Vietnamese manufacturing continued to strengthen in January, supported
by a further growth in new orders, according to HSBC''s Vietnam
Manufacturing Purchasing Managers'' Index monthly report released
yesterday.
Viet Nam''s manufacturing sector continued to show signs of strengthening
during December, recording the most improvement in eight months. Growth
was supported by stronger gains in output and new orders, whilst
companies continued to add to their payroll numbers at a solid rate.
HSBC''s Purchasing Managers'' Index for August suggests another slight
loss of momentum in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector as output growth
slowed and new orders fell slightly.
Growth in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector regained momentum at the
end of the first quarter with both output and new orders increasing at
faster rates than seen in the previous month, and new export orders
returned to growth.
Growth in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector gathered momentum at the
start of 2014, highlighted by the strongest rise in output since April
2011, and the fastest rise in purchasing activity in the survey''s
history, according to a HSBC report released yesterday.
The Viet Nam manufacturing sector was hit by marked downturns in output
and new orders in June, leading companies to cut employment and
purchasing, according to HSBC.