Up to 89% of the imports in the first four months of this year are raw materials and accessories for domestic production with a combined value of US$106.6 billion, up 16.8% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The consumer price index (CPI) in the first quarter of the year rose by 1.92%, representing the lowest increase since 2017, with the exception of 2021, although the inflationary pressure will remain high until the end of the year, according to a senior statistician.

Vietnam spent US$9.07 billion to import nearly 22.3 million tonnes of raw materials for animal feed production in 2021, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Department of Livestock.

VOV.VN - Vietnam spent nearly US$5 billion on importing animal feed and related raw materials last year, representing a rise of 28.4% compared to 2020, according to preliminary statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - With continued recovery in the supply chains of raw materials and labourers returning to work, the wood processing industry is likely to achieve an export target of over US$16.5 billion this year, up 5.7% compared to last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Due to an abundance of domestic raw materials, Vietnamese bivalve mollusc products continue to enjoy numerous advantages to increase exports, especially to the EU market, according to industry insiders.

The second meeting of the Vietnam – Egypt Sub-Committee on Trade and Industry Cooperation was held virtually on August 18 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung and his Egyptian counterpart Ibrahim El-Seginy.

Construction enterprises have reported divergence in the first half of 2021 as a sharp increase in raw material prices has put them under pressure.

VOV.VN - The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has been effectively utilised by local firms, with 180,551 EUR.1 certificates of origin (C/O) being issued for goods exported to the EU worth a total of US$6.6 billion since the enforcement of the trade deal in August 2020.

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).