Viet Nam achieved a trade surplus of US$6.5 billion in the first seven months of this year, including $1 billion in July, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the retail market in Viet Nam in the first quarter of this year still recorded positive results from e-commerce, online shopping and delivery services.
Viet Nam’s total retail sales and service revenue rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year to over VND863.9 trillion (US$37.4 billion) in the first two months of this year.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) of this month increased by 0.96 per cent compared to last month, the highest level for November’s CPI in the last nine years.
Phones and components lead in Viet Nam’s export turnover in the first nine months of this year, with a value of US$38.6 billion, up 5.1 per cent y-o-y and about 19.9 per cent of total exports.
Việt Nam’s total revenues for retail trade and services reached an estimated VNĐ3.21 quadrillion (US$137.4 billion) in the first eight months of 2019, up 11.5 per cent year on year.
The General Statistics Office (GSO) reported that the nation''s Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.28 per cent over the previous month, 1.87 per cent over December last year and 2.26 per cent over the same period last year.
The nation''s total revenue from retail sales and services saw a significant growth of 11.5 per cent to more than VND23.9 quadrillion (US$101.74 billion) in the first half of this year.
The figure was lower than the 10.7 per cent growth seen in the same period last year, but higher than increases of 7.4 per cent and 6.6 per cent in the previous two years.
The national industrial production index (IIP) saw a year-on-year increase of 9.2 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The total retail sales value of consumer goods and services was estimated to reach nearly 1.185 quadrillion (US$51.75 billion) in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest s from the General Statistics Office.
The national industrial production index (IIP) in February was estimated to decrease by 16.8 per cent over the previous month due to the Lunar New Year holiday, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).