The GSO on August 29 released a report on socio-economic performance in August and the first eight months of 2019.
Accordingly, in August, IPI witnessed a month-on-month increase of 5.4% and a year-on-year growth of 10.5%. IPI went up 9.5% in the first eight months of 2019.
Processing and manufacturing industry expanded rapidly by 10.6%. Mining industry experienced a slight increase of 2.5%. Water supply and sewage treatment grew 7.4%./.
By Kim Anh