VOV.VN - Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) for the first five months of the year has increased 1.29% compared to the same period last year, a record low figure since 2016, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam’s index of industrial production (IIP) in April is estimated to rise by 24.1% year-on-year, driven by the positive impact of free trade agreements (FTA), according to the General Statistics Office.

Vietnam’s industry grew 6.5% year on year in the first three months of 2020, with the manufacturing and processing sector expanding 9.45% and remaining as the main engine of the economic growth.

VOV.VN - The capital was the most costliest city nationwide last year, according to the Spatial Cost of Living Index (SCOLI) as compiled by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Vietnamese economy continues to face many difficulties in the following quarters and the target of a 6.5% growth rate this year will be a great challenge as the global economy is still affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, head of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong has stated.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in February was up 1.52% over the previous month and 0.7% year on year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Total retail sales of goods and revenue from consumer services in January are estimated at VND479.9 trillion (nearly US$20.77 billion), up 3.7% month-on-month and 6.4% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam’s goods exports were valued at US$27.7 billion, up 0.2% from the previous month and 50.5% from the same period last year, according to the latest data unveiled by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

The number of companies set up during the first 11 months of this year was down year-on-year but total registered capital increased, according to the General Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - Amid challenging developments relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which has vastly disrupted international trade, Vietnamese exports have maintained positive growth, with the trade surplus reaching approximately US$17 billion, whilst the trade deficit stands at US$8.16 billion, according to the General Statistics Office.