Vietnam Jan-April Industrial Output +13.5% to VND236.7T

1:57:37 PM | 4/28/2010

Vietnam’s industrial production output is estimated to have risen 13.5% from a year earlier to VND236.7 trillion (US$12.46 billion) in the first four months of this year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said April 27.
 
The GSO estimates the country’s April industrial production value at VND62.7 trillion, up 13% against the same month of last year.
 
During the four-month period, the foreign-invested sector posts the highest on-year growth of 16.1% to VND97.9 trillion, followed by the non-state sector with 12.7% to VND85 trillion and the state-owned sector with 10.3% to VND53.8 trillion.
 
The northern provinces of Vinh Phuc and Phu Tho continue taking the lead in industrial production value in the period with the growth rates of respectively 45.3% and 30%. (GSO April 27)