1. The whole year 2015 (Report of General Statistics Office, Ministry of Planning and Investment)
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP): GDP of the whole year 2015 was estimated to increase 6.68% as compared to 2014, of which: that of the first Quarter rose by 6.12%, the second Quarter by 6.47%, the third Quarter by 6.87% and the fourth Quarter by 7.01%.
- Agriculture, forestry and fishery: Production value of agriculture, forestry and fishery product of the whole year 2015 at 2010 comparative price was estimated at 858.4 thousand billion dong, up 2.6% as compared to 2014, including: Agriculture gained 637.4 thousand billion dong, up 2.3%; forestry obtained 26.6 thousand billion dong, up 7.9%; fishery reached 194.4 thousand billion dong, up 3.1%.
- Industrial production: Generally whole year 2015, index of industrial production (IIP) was estimated to increase by 9.8% over the last year (that of the first Quarter by 9.3%, the second Quarter by 10.2%, the third Quarter by 9.3%, the fourth Quarter by 10%), much higher than the increase 5.9% of 2013 and 7.6% of 2014.
- Operation of enterprises: There were 94,754 newly registered enterprises in the whole year 2015 with total registered capital of 601.5 thousand billion dong, up 26.6% of number of enterprises and 39.1% of registered capital as compared to 2014 (in 2014, number of enterprises declined 2.7%, capital increased 8.4% over 2013). Average registered capital per enterprise in 2015 was 6.3 billion dong, up 9.9% as compared to 2014. Newly registered enterprises were estimated to create 1471.9 thousand jobs, up 34.9% as compared to 2014.
- Total retailed sales of consumer goods and services: In the whole year 2015, total retailed sales of consumer goods and services was estimated at 3242.9 thousand billion dong, up 9.5% as compared to the last year (if excluding the price factor, it increased 8.4%, higher than the increase 8.1% of 2014).
- Cargo and passenger transport: In 2015, passenger transport was estimated at 3283.1 million people, up 7.7% and 143 billion people.km, up 7.9% as compared to 2014. Cargo transport was estimated at 1133.9 million tons, up 6% and 226.8 billion tons.km, up 3.1% over the last year.
- Construction: Value of construction production of 2014 at current price was estimated at 849 thousand billion dong; at 2010 comparative price, it was estimated at 676.1 thousand billion dong, up 7.6% as compared to 2013.
- Development investment: Realized social development investment capital in 2015 at current price was estimated at 1367.2 thousand billion dong, up 12% over 2014 and equaling 32.6% of GDP, including: capital of State sector was 519.5 thousand billion dong, capturing 38% of total capital and up 6.7% as compared to the last year; capital of non-State was 529.6 thousand billion dong, accounting for 38.7% and up 13%; capital of FDI sector was 318.1 thousand billion dong, making for 23.3% and up 19.9%.
- State budget revenue: Total state budget revenue from the beginning of the year to December 15th 2015 was estimated at 884.8 thousand billion dong, equaling 97.1% of the yearly estimate.
- State budget expenditure: Total state budget expenditure from the beginning of the year to December 15th 2015 was estimated at 1064.5 thousand billion dong, equivalent to 92.8% of the yearly estimate.
- Export: In the whole year 2015, total export turnovers was estimated at US$ 162.4 billion, up 8.1% as compared to 2014, the lowest increase over the last 5 years.
- Import: In the whole year 2015, total import turnovers was estimated at US$ 165.6 billion, up 12% over the last year, in which: that of FDI sector was US$ 98 billion, up 16.4%; domestic economic sector was US$ 67.6 billion, up 6.3%.
- Export and import of service: Service export was estimated at US$ 11.2 billion, up 2.1% as compared to 2014, in which: tourism export was estimated at US$ 7.3 billion, equaling 65% of total export turnovers and down 0.4% over the last year. Service import this year was estimated at US$ 15.5 billion, up 6.9% over the last year, particularly transport import and import insurance gained US$ 9 billion, equaling 58%.
- International visitors to Vietnam: In the whole year 2015, international visitors to Vietnam were estimated at 7943.7 thousand arrivals, down 0.2% as compared to the last year, this is the first year visitors to Vietnam declined since 2009.
- Consumer Price Index (CPI): Average CPI of 2015 increased 0.63% as compared to that of 2014. Both the increase of CPI of December 2015 as compared to that of the same period last year and the increase of average CPI of 2015 as compared to that of 2014 are the lowest increase over the last 14 years and much lower than the goal of CPI set forth (of 5%).
- Labor and employment: Whole national labor force upper than 15 years old was estimated at 54.61 million people as of January 1st 2016, up 185 thousand people as compared to the same time in 2014, in which male labor captured 51.7% and female labor accounted for 48.3%.
2. The first 9 months of 2015 (Report of GSO, MPI)
- Gross Domestic Product: GDP of the first 9 months 2015 was estimated to rise by 6.5% from the same period last year, in which, that of the first Quarter by 6.12%; the second Quarter by 6.47% and the third Quarter by 6.81%.
- Production of Agriculture, forestry and fishery: Value production of agriculture, forestry and fishery of the first 9 months 2015 at 2010 comparative price was estimated at 590.6 thousand billion dong, up 2.1% as compared to the same period last year, including: Agriculture gained 432.4 thousand billion dong, up 1.8%; forestry obtained 20.4 thousand billion dong, up 7.8%; fishery reached 137.8 thousand billion dong, up 2.2%.
- Industrial production: Generally, in the first 9 months, index of industrial production (IIP) increased 9.8% as compared to the same period last year, much higher than 6.7% of the same period last year.
- Operation of enterprises: Generally, in the first 9 months 2015, there were 68,347 newly registered enterprises nationwide with total registered capital of 420.9 thousand billion dong, increasing by 28.5% of enterprises’ number and 31.4% of registered capital as compared to the same period last year. Average of registered capital per newly registered enterprise was 6.2 billion dong, up 2.3% as compared to the same period last year. Total newly and additionally registered capital in the first 9 months was 1029.9 thousand billion dong. Newly registered enterprises in the first 9 months were estimated to create 999.3 thousand jobs, up 25.7% as compared to the same period last year.
- Services and retail sales of consumer: Total retailed sales of consumer goods and services of the first 9 months 2015 was estimated at 2374.5 thousand billion dong, up 9.8% as compared to the same period last year (if excluding price factor, it increased 9.1%, higher than 7.3% of the same period last year). Passenger transportation of the first 9 months was estimated at 2434.1 million passengers, up 7.5% and 105.7 billion passengers.km, up 7.3% as compared to the same period last year. Cargo transportation of the first 9 months was estimated at 835.1 million tons, up 5.8% and 166.7 billion tons.km, up 2.8% over the same period last year. Generally, in the first 9 months, international visitors to Vietnam were estimated at 835.1 million 5689.5 thousand arrivals, down 5.9% as compared to the same period last year.
Construction value of the first 9 months at current price was estimated at 660.9 thousand billion dong.
- Construction and investment: Realized social investment capital of the first 9 months 2015 at current price was estimated at 909.5 thousand billion dong, up 8.5% over the same period last year and equaling 31.9% of GDP, of which: capital of State sector was 355.4 thousand billion dong, equivalent to 39.1% of total capital, up 7.2% from the same period last year; that of non-state sector was 345.1 thousand billion dong, equaling 37.9% and up 8.8%; that of FDI sector was 209 thousand billion dong, equivalent to 23% and up 10.1%.
- State budget revenue and expenditure: Total state budget revenue from the beginning of the year to September 15th 2015 was estimated at 640.4 thousand billion dong, equivalent to 70.3% of the yearly estimate; of which, domestic revenue was 474.6 thousand billion dong, equaling 74.3%. State budget expenditure from the beginning of the year to September 15th 2015 was estimated at 776.4 thousand billion dong, equivalent to 67.7% of the yearly estimate, in which, expenditure for development investment was 116.6 thousand billion dong, equaling 59.8%.
- Export and import: In the first 9 months, total export turnovers was estimated at US$ 120.7 billion, up 9.6% as compared to the same period last year; total import turnovers was estimated at US$ 124.5 billion, up 15.9% over the same period 2014. Generally, in the first 9 months, trade deficit was US$ 3.9 billion, equaling 3.2% of total export turnovers.
- Consumer Price Index: CPI of September 2015 rose 0.4% from December 2014, which is the lowest increase for 10 recent years. Average CPI of the first 9 months 2015 rose 0.74% over the same period 2014.
- Labor and employment: The whole national labor force upper than 15 years old was estimated at 54.32 million people as of October 1st 2015, increasing 11.7 thousand people as compared to the same time in 2014, of which the male labor force were 28.12 million, capturing 51.77% and the female labor force were 26.20 million, making for 48.23%.
3. The first half 2015 (Report of GSO, MPI)
- Gross Domestic Product: GDP of the first half 2015 was estimated to increase 6.28% as compared to the same period 2014, of which the first Quarter raised by 6.08% and the second Quarter by 6.44%.
- Agriculture, forestry and fishery: Cultivation area of winter spring rice of the whole country was estimated at 3112.2 thousand hectares, down 4.3 thousand hectares as compared to the winter spring season last year. Area of focused newly planted forest was estimated at 85 thousand hectares, up 19% as compared to the same period last year. Fishery output of the first half was estimated at 3071.5 thousand tons, up 3.8% as compared to the same period 2014.
- Industrial production: IIP of the first half increased by 9.6% as compared to the same period last year (the first Quarter by 9.3%, the second Quarter by 10.2%), much higher than the increase of the same period previous years.
- Operation of enterprises: In the first half 2015, there were 45,406 newly registered enterprises nationwide with total registered capital of 282.4 thousand billion dong, up 21.7% of enterprises’ number and 22.3% of registered capital as compared to the same period last year. Total newly and additionally registered capital in the first half was 591.2 billion dong. It is expected to create 651.4 thousand billion jobs for labors, up 20.4% as compared to the same period last year.
- Total retailed sales of consumer goods and services: Generally, in the first half, total retail sales of consumer goods and services was estimated at 1572.1 thousand billion dong, up 9.8% as compared to the same period 2014, if excluding price factor, it increased 8.3%, higher than the increase of the same period last years.
- Passenger and cargo transportation in the first half was estimated at 1610.9 million passengers, up 7.4% and 71.7 billion passengers.km, up 7% as compared to the same period 2014. Cargo transportation in the first half was estimated at 545.8 million tons, up 5.7% and 107.1 billion tons.km, up 1.7% as compared to the same period last year.
- International visitors to Vietnam in the first half were estimated at 3804.6 thousand arrivals, down 11.3% as compared to the same period last year.
- Money and credit: As of June 19th 2015, growth credit was 6.28% as compared to December last year, which is much improvement as compared to the increase of 2.03% of the same moment in 2014. In the first half, mobilized capital of commercial banks increased 4.58%, lower than the increase of 5.26% of the same period last year; total means of payment raised 5.09%, lower than the increase of 6.37% of the same period 2014. Foreign currency exchange rate rose 2%, which is max allowed amplitude of 2015.
- Construction: Construction value of the first half at current price was estimated at 393.8 thousand billion dong.
- Investment: Realized social investment capital of the first half at current price was estimated at 553.8 thousand billion dong, up 9.4% as compared to the same period last year, equaling 31.1% of GDP, including: realized state capital was 214 thousand billion dong, making for 38.7% of total capital and up 7.2% as compared to the same period last year; realized non-state capital was 202.8 thousand billion dong, capturing 36.6% and up 11.4%; realized FDI capital was 137 thousand billion dong, accounting for 24.7% and up 9.9%.
- State budget revenue and expenditure: As of June 15th 2015, state budget revenue was estimated at 406.2 thousand billion dong, equaling 44.6% of the yearly estimate. State budget expenditure was estimated at 501.2 thousand billion dong, equivalent to 43.7% of the yearly estimate.
- Export & import: General first half this year, export turnover was estimated at US$ 77.7 billion, up 9.3% as compared to the same period last year, lower than the increase of 15.4% of the first half 2014. Import turnover of the first half was estimated at US$ 3.7 billion, equaling 4.8% of total export turnovers.
- Consumer price index: CPI of June 2015 increased 0.35% as compared to the last month, which is the month having got the highest CPI among that of the first half. Average CPI of the first half raised 0.86% as compared to that of the same period last year.
- Labor and employment: As of July 1st 2015, there were estimated 53.86 million labor above 15 years old nationwide, up 147 thousand labors as compared to the same period 2014, including 27.75 million male labors, making for 51.33% and 26.11 million female labors, capturing 48.47%.
4. The first 3 months of 2015 (Report of General Statistics Office, Ministry of Planning and Investment)
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP): GDP of the first Quarter 2015 was estimated at 6.03%, the highest increase of the first Quarter over the last 5 years.
- Agriculture, forestry and fishery production: Production value of agriculture, forestry and fishery of the first Quarter at 2010 comparative price was estimated at 171 thousand billion dong, up 2.3% as compared to the same period last year, including: agriculture gained 131 thousand billion dong, up 1.8%; forestry obtained 6 thousand billion dong, up 6.3%; fishery reached 34 thousand billion dong, up 3.6%.
- Industrial production: Index of industrial production (IIP) of the first Quarter 2015 increased 9.1%, much higher than 5.3% of the same period last year and 4.9% of the same period 2013.
- Operation of enterprises: In the first Quarter this year, there were 19,049 newly registered enterprises nationwide with total registered capital of 111.2 thousand billion dong, increasing by 3.8% of enterprises’ number and by 13.5% of total registered capital as compared to the same period last year. Average of registered capital per enterprise was 5.8 billion dong, up 3.6% as compared to the same period last year. Number of decommissioned enterprises returning to business in the first Quarter was 5,094 enterprises, up 10.2% as compared to the same period last year.
- Total retailed sales of consumer goods and services: Generally, in the first 3 months, total retail sales of consumer goods and services was estimated at 790.8 thousand billion dong, up 10% as compared to the same period last year, if excluding the price factor, it increased 9.2% (higher than the increase of 5.1% of the same period 2014).
- Passenger and cargo transportation: Passenger transportation of the first 3 months was estimated at 800.7 million arrivals, up 6.7% and 35.6 billion passengers.kilometres, up 5% as compared to the same period 2014. Cargo transportation of the first 3 months was estimated at 261.6 million tons, up 4.8% and 52.9 billion tons.kilometres, up 2% as compared to the same period last year.
- International visitors to Vietnam was estimated at 2 million arrivals, down 13.7% as compared to the same period last year.
- Money and credit: As of March 20th 2015, total means of payment increased 2.09% as compared to December 2014 (the same period last year by 3.56%). Total customer’s deposits at credit institutions rose by 0.94% as compared to the end- 2014 (the same period last year by 2.7%). Credit of the economy at this moment increased 1.25% as compared to December 2014 (the same period last year decrease 0.57%).
- Construction: Construction value of the first Quarter at current price was estimated at 173.7 thousand billion dong, at 2010 comparative price was 138.1 thousand billion dong, up 4.9% as compared to the same period 2014.
- Investment: Realized social investment capital of the first Quarter at current price was estimated at 245.8 thousand billion dong, up 9.1% as compared to the same period last year and equivalent to 30.4% of GDP. From the beginning of the year to March 20th 2015, FDI attracted to 267 newly registered projects with registered capital of US$ 1216.7 million, up 6% of projects’ number and down 40.6% of the capital as compared to the same period last year. Realized FDI capital of the first Quarter 2015 was estimated at US$ 3,050 million, up 7% as compared to the same period 2014.
- State budget revenue: From beginning of the year to March 15th 2015, total state budget revenue was estimated at 19.8% of the yearly estimation.
- State budget expenditure: From beginning of the year to March 15th 2015, total state budget expenditure was estimated at 18.7% of the yearly estimation.
- Export and import: Total export turnovers was estimated at US$ 35.7 billion, up 6.9% as compared to the same period 2014. Total import turnovers of the first 3 months was estimated at US$ 37.5 billion, up 16.3% as compared to the same period last year.
- Consumer Price Index (CPI): CPI of March rose 0.15% as compared to the last month, average CPI of the first Quarter increased 0.74% as compared to average of the same period last year, this is the lowest increase in the recent 10 years.
Labor & employment: As of April 1st 2015, there were estimated 53.6 million labors above 15 years old nationwide (up 8.8 thousand labors as compared to the same moment in 2014), including 27.6 million male labors, equaling 51.5% and 26 million female labors, equivalent to 48.5%.
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