VOV.VN - S&P Global’s latest report on the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) indicates that the Vietnamese manufacturing industry continued to maintain its growth momentum during the third quarter of the year.

The Vietnamese manufacturing sector remained in growth territory at the start of the third quarter of the year, but there were some signs of demand softening, according to a survey released on August 8 by S&P Global.

VOV.VN - Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has maintained Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast at 6.5% and inflation at 3.7% for this year, although it anticipates inflation would rise to 5% ahead in 2023.

The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to 51.7 in March from 54.3 in February, as the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread labour shortages in the manufacturing sector during March, according to S&P Global.

The Vietnamese manufacturing sector remained in recovery mode in February, seeing growth accelerate further and confidence maintained, according to the latest report of IHS Markit.

Vietnam's manufacturing industry recorded a steady increase in output and orders in January while the number of jobs also rose for the second consecutive month, according to a newly released report of London-based information provider IHS Markit.

VOV.VN - Latest economic data for the final quarter of 2021 are showing signs of recovering economic momentum, and the IHS Markit Vietnam manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) for October 2021 indicated a strong rebound in the manufacturing sector.

Businesses are bearing severe impacts from COVID-19 developments and social distancing campaigns.

In the first half of 2021, Vietnam in general achieved considerable growth targets in the context of a stable macro environment.

VOV.VN - The COVID-19 outbreaks in Ho Chi Minh City and many southern provinces are destroying the "health" of local businesses and hindering economic recovery, meaning the economic growth target of 6.5% set by the Government has never been as difficult and challenging as it is now.