1. The whole year 2014 (Report of General Statistics Office, Ministry of Planning and Investment)

-  Gross domestic product (GDP): GDP of the whole year 2014 was estimated to increase 5.98% as compared to 2013, in which: the first Quarter raised by 5.06%; the second Quarter by 5.34%; the third Quarter by 6.07% and the forth Quarter by 6.96%.

-  Agriculture, forestry and fishery: production value of agriculture, forestry and fishery in the whole year 2014 at 2010 comparative price was estimated at 830 thousand billion dong, up 3.9% over the last year, in which: Agriculture gained 617.5 thousand billion dong, up 2.9%; forestry reached 23.9 thousand billion dong, up 7.1%; fishery obtained 188.6 thousand billion dong, up 6.8%

-  Industrial production: in 2014, Industrial Production Index (IPI) was estimated to raise 7.6% as compared to 2013, focusing on the months of end-year (the first Quarter increased by 5.3%, the second Quarter by 6.9%, the third Quarter by 7.8% and the forth Quarter by 10.1%), much higher than the increase of 5.9% of the last year.

-  Operation of enterprises: in 2014, there were 74,842 newly registered enterprises nationwide with 432.2 thousand billion dong of total newly registered capital, number of enterprises was down 2.7% and total registered capital was up 8.4% over the last year. Average of newly registered capital was 5.8 billion dong per enterprise, up 11.5% as compared to 2013.

- Retailed sales of consumer goods and services: in the whole year 2014, total retailed sales of consumer goods and services was estimated at 2945.2 thousand billion dong, up 10.6% as compared to 2013, if 6.3% of price increase were excluded, it was higher than the increase of 5.5% of the last year.

-  Transportation of passengers and cargo: cargo transportation in 2014 was estimated at 1066.6 million tons, up 5.6% and 222 billion tons.km, up 1.7% over the last year.

- Construction: Construction production value of the whole year 2014 at current price was estimated at 849 thousand billion dong; construction production value of 2014 at 2010 comparative price was estimated at 676.1 thousand billion dong, up 7.6% as compared to the last year.

-  Development investment: Total economy’s realized investment capital of 2014 at current price was estimated at 1220.7 thousand billion dong, up 11.5% as compared to 2013 and equivalent to 31% of GDP, in which: capital of State sector was 486.8 thousand billion dong, capturing 39.9% of total capital and up 10.1% as compared to 2013; capital of non-State sector was 468.5 thousand billion dong, accounting for 38.4% and up 13.6%; capital of FDI sector was 265.4 thousand billion dong, making for 21.7% and up 10.5%.

- State budget revenue: Total state budget revenue from the beginning of the year to 15th December 2014 was estimated at 814.1 thousand billion dong, equalling 104% the yearly estimation.

- State budget expenditure: Total state budget expenditure from the beginning of the year to 15th December 2014 was estimated at 968.5 thousand billion dong, equalling 96.2% of yearly estimation.

- Export: Total 2014, total export turnovers reached US$ 150 billion, up 13.6% as compared to the last year, in which: Domestic economic sector reached US$ 48.4 billion, up 10.4%, the highest increase since 2012 and contributing 3.5 percent point to general increase; foreign investment sector (including crude oil) reached US$ 101.6 billion, up 15.2%, contributing 10.1 percent point and obtained US$ 94.4 billion (excluding crude oil), up 16.7%.

- Import: Total 2014, total import turnovers reached US$ 148 billion, up 12.1% over the last year, in which domestic economic sector reached US$ 63.5 billion, up 10.2%; foreign investment sector obtained US$ 84.5 billion, up 13.6%.

-  Export and import of service: Service export of the whole year 2014 was estimated at US$ 11 billion, up 2.8% as compared to 2013, in which, tourism export was US$ 7.3 billion, making for 66% of total export turnovers and unchanged over the last year. Service import reached US$ 15 billion, up 5.6% as compared to 2013, in which, service of transportation and import insurance obtained US$ 8.1 billion, capturing 54% of total import turnovers and up 12.6%.

- International visitors to Vietnam: in 2014, international visitors travelling to Vietnam were estimated at 7874.3 thousand arrivals, up 4% as compared to 2013, much lower than the increase of 10.6% of 2013 because of the impact of East Sea problem.

- Consumer Price Index (CPI): Average CPI of 2014 was up 4.09% as compared to 2013, the rather low increase of 10 recent years.

- Labor and employment: Whole national labor force upper than 15 years old was estimated at 54.48 million people as of 1st January 2015, up 782 thousand people as compared to the same time in 2013.

 

2. The first 9 months of 2014 (Report of General Statistics Office, Ministry of Planning and Investment)

- Gross domestic product (GDP): GDP of 9 months of 2014 was estimated to increase 5.62% over the same period 2013, in which: the first Quarter raised by 5.09%; the second Quarter by 5.42% and the third Quarter by 6.19%.

- Agriculture, forestry and fishery: production value of agriculture, forestry and fishery in the first 9 months of 2014 at 2010 comparative price was estimated at 548.1 thousand billion dong, up 3.5% over the same period last year, in which: Agriculture gained 395.5 thousand billion dong, up 2.4%; forestry reached 18.2 thousand billion dong, up 6.1%; fishery obtained 134.4 thousand billion dong, up 6.5%.

- Industrial production: in the first 9 months, Industrial Production Index (IPI) raised 6.7% as compared to the same period in 2013 (the first Quarter increased by 5.3%, the second Quarter by 6.9%, the third Quarter by 7.7%), higher than the increase of 5.3% of the same period last year.

- Operation of enterprises: in the first 9 months, 48,330 enterprises nationwide had difficulty focusing to dissolve or their registration suspending activity limited time or decommissioned and pended closing of business’ ID or unregistered, up 13.8% as compared to the same period last year. Total additionally registered capital was 741.8 thousand billion dong.

- Retailed sales of consumer goods and services: in the first 9 months, total retailed sales of consumer goods and services was estimated at 2145.5 thousand billion dong, up 11.1% as compared to the same period last year, if 6.2% of price increase were excluded, it was higher than the increase of 5.4% of the same period 2013.

- Construction: Construction production value of the first 9 months at current price was estimated at 587.6 thousand billion dong; construction production value of the first 9 months at 2010 comparative price was estimated at 467.1 thousand billion dong, up 7% as compared to the same period last year.

- Development investment: Total economy’s realized investment capital of the first 9 months of 2014 at current price was estimated at 833.9 thousand billion dong, up 10.3% as compared to the same period last year and equivalent to 31.2% of GDP.

- State budget revenue: Total state budget revenue from the beginning of the year to 15th September 2014 was estimated at 597.6 thousand billion dong, equalling 76.3% yearly estimation.

- State budget expenditure: Total state budget expenditure from the beginning of the year to 15th September 2014 was estimated at 722 thousand billion dong, equalling 71.7% yearly estimation.

- Export: in the first 9 months, total export turnovers reached US$ 109.6 billion, up 14.1% as compared to the same period last year, including: Domestic economic sector reached US$ 36.6 billion, up 14.2%; foreign investment sector (including crude oil) reached US$ 73 billion, up 14.1%.

- Import: in the first 9 months, total import turnovers reached US$ 107.2 billion, up 11.1% as compared to the same period in 2013, in which domestic economic sector reached US$ 46.9 billion, up 12.8%; foreign investment sector reached US$ 60.3 billion, up 9.8%.

- International visitors to Vietnam: in the first 9 months of 2014, international visitors travelling to Vietnam were estimated at 6062.1 thousand arrivals, up 10.4% as compared to the same period last year.

- Consumer Price Index (CPI): Average CPI of the first 9 months of 2014 was up 4.61% as compared to the same period last year, the lowest increase of 10 recent years.

- Labor and employment: Whole national labor force was estimated at 54.4 million people as of 1st October 2014, up 583.2 thousand people as compared to the same time 2013, in which male labors made up 51.6%; female labors 48.4%.

 

3.  The first six months of 2014 (Report No. 55/BC-TCTK dated June 26th 2014 of General Statistics Office, Ministry of Planning and Investment)

- Gross domestic product (GDP): GDP growth in the first 6 months of 2014 was estimated to increase 5.18% as compared to the same period in 2013, in which: the first Quarter increased by 5.09%; the second Quarter by 5.25%.

- Agriculture, forestry and fishery: production value of agriculture, forestry and fishery in the first 6 months of 2014 at 2010 comparative price was estimated at 357.4 thousand billion dong, up 3.4% as compared to the same period last year.

- Industrial production: in the first 6 months, Industrial Production Index (IPI) raised 5.8% as compared to the same period in 2013, higher than the increase of 5.3% of the same period last year (the first Quarter increased by 5.3%, the second Quarter by 6.3%).

- Operation of enterprises: in the first 6 months, there were 37,315 newly registered enterprises with 230.9 thousand billion dong of registered capital, down 4.1% by number of newly established enterprises and up 19.3% by registered capital as compared to the same period 2013. Number of temporarily decommissioned enterprises back to operation in the first 6 months was 8,322 enterprises, down 10.7% as compared to the same period 2013.

- Retailed sales of consumer goods and services: in the first 6 months, total retailed sales of consumer goods and services was estimated at 1,439 thousand billion dong, up 10.7% as compared to the same period last year (if 5.7% of price increase were excluded).

- Construction: Construction production value of the first 6 months at current price was estimated at 352.7 thousand billion dong; construction production value of the first 6 months at 2010 comparative price was estimated at 282.7 thousand billion dong, up 5.3% as compared to the same period last year.

- Development investment: Total economy’s realized investment capital of the first 6 months of 2014 at current price was estimated at 502.5 thousand billion dong, up 8.2% as compared to the same period last year and equivalent to 30.1% of GDP.

- State budget revenue: Total state budget revenue from the beginning of the year to 15th June 2014 was estimated at 376.9 thousand billion dong, equalling 48.2% yearly estimation.

- State budget expenditure: Total state budget expenditure from the beginning of the year to 15th June 2014 was estimated at 449.4 thousand billion dong, equalling 44.6% yearly estimation.

- Export: in the first 6 months, total export turnovers reached US$ 70.9 billion, up 14.9% as compared to the same period last year, including: Domestic economic sector reached US$ 23.1 billion, up 11.5%; foreign investment sector (including crude oil) reached US$ 47.8 billion, equalling 67.5% of total export turnovers and up 16.6%.

- Import: in the first 6 months, total import turnovers reached US$ 69.6 billion, up 11% as compared to the same period in 2013, in which domestic economic sector reached US$ 30.3 billion, up 10.3%; foreign investment sector reached US$ 39.3 billion, up 11.6%.

- International visitors to Vietnam: in the first 6 months of 2014, international visitors travelling to Vietnam were estimated at 4,287.9 thousand arrivals, up 21.1% as compared to the same period last year.

- Consumer Price Index (CPI): Average CPI of the first 6 months of 2014 was up 4.77% as compared to the same period last year.

- Labor and employment: Whole national labor force was estimated at 53.7 million people as of 1st July 2014, up 0.2 million people as compared to the same period in 2013, in which male labors made up 51.4%; female labors 48.6%.

 

4. The first three months of 2014 (Report No. 1870/BC-BKHDT dated March 31st, 2014 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment)

- Gross domestic product (GDP): GDP growth in Quarter I of 2014 (at constant 2010 prices) was estimated at 4.96%, higher than that of the same period in 2013 and 2012 (respectively 4.76% and 4.75%), of which: agriculture, forestry and fishery rose 2.37%; industry and construction rose 4.96%; service sector rose 5.95%.

- Price, inflation: the consumer price index (CPI) in March 2014 declined 0.44% from the previous month. Compared with Dec 2013, CPI in March 2014 increased 0.8% which was the lowest pace in the last 13 years. Compared with last year’s same period, CPI in March 2014 increased by 4.39%. On average, CPI in 3 months of early 2014 increased by 4.83%.

- Export and import: In Quarter I of 2013, total export turnovers were estimated to reach US$ 33.35 billion, up 14.1% compared to the same period last year. Total import turnovers were estimated reaching US$ 32.34 billion, up 12.4%; surplus was estimated at US$ 1 billion.

- Revenue and expenditure of state budget: Total state budget revenue accumulated from the beginning of the year to March 15th 2014 reached 157.05 trillion dong, equivalent to 20.1% of the yearly estimate; higher than the same period in the 2 last years (in 2013 reached 16.7%; in 2012 reached 18.5%); total state budget expenditure was at an estimation of 184.58 trillion dong, equaling 18.3% of the yearly estimate.

- Development investment capital: Total social investment capital in Quarter I of 2014 at current prices was estimated at 214.8 trillion dong, equaling 28.4% of GDP, increased by 3.8% compared to the same period last year. Realized FDI capital reached US$ 2,850 million, increased by 5.6% compared to the same period last year. Registered capital was estimated to reach US$ 3,334.04 million, equaling 50.4% same period last year. ODA capital was estimated to disburse US$ 364 million, up 5% compared to the same period last year./.