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Key industrial products keep growing in first half
VNGOP - According to the latest report made by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, industrial value in June is estimated at VND 56,771 billion, up 3.4% and 17% in comparison with that of May and the same period of 2007 respectively.
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Productivity of some industrial products increases higher than the general growth rate |
For the first six months, the industrial value is estimated to reach VND 326,641 billion, increasing by 16.5%, in which the State sector rose up 6.9%, the non-State 22% and the foreign-invested 17.4%.
Some key products continue to grow sharply, such as trucks (103.4%), passenger vehicles (89.6%), washing-machine (52%), television sets (34%), tires (33.6%); fridges (26.9%), milk powder (23.3%), vegetable oil (23.1%), and processed aqua-products (21.2%).
In the first half, the fast-growing provinces include Vĩnh Phúc (32.6%), Hải Dương (28.1%), Bình Dương (24.9%), and Hà Tây (24.6%).
Also for the first six months, Việt Nam's export turnover reached US $29.7 billion, an increase of 31.8% over the same period of 2007.
By Hải Minh