Statistics bureau to revise GDP reading

The General Statistic Office of Viet Nam (GSO) announced yesterday it has started a process to revise the country’s GDP calculation.

More than half of processing and manufacturing firms expect to perform better in Q2 Meanwhile, 10.6 per cent said business is going to get more difficult.

PM launches national labour productivity movement Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc launched the national labour productivity movement during a conference held in Hà Nội on Wednesday. 

January to July retail sales gain 11.6 per cent Total retail sales of goods and services in Việt Nam in the first seven months of the year rose 11.6 per cent from the same period in 2018 to reach VNĐ2.85 quadrillion (US$122.5 billion).

Industrial production gains stable growth in seven months Việt Nam’s index of industrial production (IIP) rose by 9.4 per cent year-on-year in the first seven months of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Total 79,300 firms set up in seven months: GSO About 79,300 new businesses were established in Việt Nam with total registered capital of VNĐ999.4 trillion (nearly US$43 billion) in the first seven months of 2019, data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) has revealed.

VN-Index grows for second day on corporate prospects

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index advanced for a second day on the back of realty, retail and consumer staple sectors as investors are looking towards prospects for the upcoming months.

Seven-month trade surplus tops $1.8 billion Việt Nam posted a trade surplus of US$1.8 billion in the first seven months of the year, much lower than $2.6 billion trade surplus seen in the same period last year, the latest report from the General Statistics Office (GSO) revealed.

July CPI slightly increases The national consumer price index (CPI) in July grew 0.18 per cent from the previous month and 2.44 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). 

First-ever White Book on Vietnamese Businesses launched

The first edition of the White Book on Vietnamese Businesses was launched at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Wednesday.