PM chairs Cabiet meeting for June
VGP – PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc presided over a Government’s regular meeting with leaders of 32 provinces and cities on July 4.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Government’s regular meeting with leaders of 32 provinces and cities, Ha Noi, July 4, 2019 - Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu |
The video-teleconference applied the e-Cabinet system which was launched on June 24. This is the second Government’s meeting which used the e-Cabinet system.
Accordingly, relevant documents were added to the system for Government’s members to research.
The event targets to evaluate socio-economic development in the first half of 2019 and discuss measures in the coming time.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment reported that GDP growth rate was estimated at 6.76%, lower than that of 2018 but higher than those in the 2011-2017 period.
Noticeably, the agricultural sector coped with the African swine fever and grew only 1.3% which is lower than the year-on-year rate of 3.07%.
On the other hand, the aquatic sector picked up 6.45% thanks to high market demands, posting the highest level over the last nine years.
In June, consumption price index (CPI) saw a month-on-month decline of 0.09%. In the first six months, average CPI growth rate was 2.64%.
The amount of FDI disbursement was estimated at US$ 9.1 billion, up nearly 8% against the same period last year.
Total retail sales of goods and service was on the rise.
As of July 2, Viet Nam earned US$ 122.4 billion of export turnover and imported US$ 120.8 billion of goods. The country ran a trade surplus of US$ 1.6 billion.
In the January-June period, nearly 67,000 enterprises were founded, up 3.8% in number and 32.5% in registered capital.
Meanwhile, 21,617 enterprises resumed operation, representing a year-on-year growth of 31.4%./.
By Kim Anh