GDP growth recorded highest in five years

04:06, 25/06/2015

The GDP growth rate over the first half of the year is expected to reach 6.11%, the highest level since 2010, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
 

The GDP growth rate over the first half of the year is expected to reach 6.11%, the highest level since 2010, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
 
The rate comes close to the target set for the year of 6.2%.

Among key economic sectors, the industry and construction saw the highest increase of 8.36%, followed by services up 6.16% and agriculture-forestry-aquaculture up 2.16%.

The total retail sales and service revenue is estimated to rise 9.76% against the same period last year.

As many as 14,400 enterprises were established over the past six months with a total registered capital of nearly VND282,400 billion, a year-on-year increase of 20%.

The registered capital per enterprise averaged VND6.2 billion, up 0.5%.

The number of dissolved businesses in the period witnessed a year-on-year decrease of 0.9%. The number of enterprises, which had to stop operating, declined nearly 6%.

The Consumer Price Index in June augmented 0.35% compared to the previous month and up 0.55% against December last year.

(Source:VGP)