Vietnam Industrial Value Rises 28.4% to VND62.79T in Jan
Vietnam’s industrial production output is estimated to have risen 28.4% from a year earlier to VND62.79 trillion (US$3.39 billion) in Jan 2010, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said.
The country’s Jan industrial production value, however, reduces by 4.6% against last December.
In the first month of 2010, the non-state sector posts the highest on-year growth of 31.1% to VND22.16 trillion, followed by the foreign-invested sector with 29.1% to VND26.67 trillion and the state-owned sector 23.1% to VND13.96 trillion.
The northern provinces of Vinh Phuc and Phu Tho, the central city of Danang and the southern province of Binh Duong take the lead in industrial value with the growth rates of respectively 92.7%, 90.1%, 66.1% and 65.9%.
Vietnam has targeted a 12.5% growth in industrial production value this year from VND696.57 trillion last year. (GSO)