1. Table 1: The figure of Social and Economic situation in the 1st
Quarter of 2015
GDP in the first quar-
ter of 2015 was estimated
6.03% increase compared
with the same period in
2014. This is the highest
growth rate in the first
quarter for the last 5 years.
Of the overall growth rate,
the industry and construc-
tion by 8.35%, contributed
2.82 percentages points.
In the industry and construction field, the industry in-
creased 9.01 % compared with the same period last
year, the construction grew up 4.40% lower than that
time in 2014 (5.93%)
Gross Domestic Products (GDP) Growth
Vietnam Economic Indicators
VIETNAM ECONOMIC INDICATOR
THE FIRST QUARTER, 2015
Z.I.M
Newsletter, April 2015
Year on Year
Increased rate of GDP 6.03%
Increased rate of total export turnover 6.9%
Increased rate of total import turnover 16.3%
Decreased rate of the capital FDI 40.6%
Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam
2. times of license-granted projects
from the previous years were provid-
ed with additional capital of US $
621.1 million. Thus the total regis-
tered capital of both newly and addi-
tionally financed projects reached US
$ 1,837.8 million, reduced by 44.9%
against the same period last year.
From the first three months of the
year (to March 20th
, 2015) FDI
attracted 267 newly licensed projects
with the registered capital of US $
1,216.7 million, 6% increase in the
number of projects and 40.6% de-
crease in the capital from the similar
period in 2014. At the same time, 102
Estimated realized FDI capital in the
first quarter of 2015 gained US $
3,050 million, rose 7% from 2014’s
same period.
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Foreign direct investment (FDI)
VIETNAM ECONOMIC INDICATOR
inflation
Annual inflation rose from 0.3% in February to 0.9% in March. Annual average inflation decreased from 3.3% in Feb-
ruary to 3.0% in March, which marked the lowest level since September 2002. As a result, average inflation remains
well below the Central Bank’s target of 5.0% for 2015.
Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam and Focus Economics calculations
Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam
3. Table2 : Foreign direct investment projects licensed
from Jan 1st
, 2015 to March 20th
, 2015 by province
Table 3 : Foreign direct investment projects licensed
from Jan 1st
, 2015 to March 20th
, 2015 by geographical territory
Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam
4. The production value of construction at current prices in the first quarter was estimated to reach 173.7 trillion
vnd, of which the state sector gained 16.7 trillion vnd, accounted for 9.6%; the non-state sector achieved 142.3
trillion vnd, accounted for 82%; and the FDI sector obtained 14.7 trillion vnd, accounted for 8.4%.
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Construction
Unit: Thousand billion vnd
Residential buildings 68.80
Non-residential buildings 26.60
Civil engineering works 57.00
Specialized construction services 21.30
Table 4: Gross output of construction at current prices by types of work in 1st
Quarter, 2015
Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam
Consumer price indexes (CPI)
Average CPI in the first quarter of this year rose 0.74% compared to the figure of the identical period in 2014, this is
the lowest growth for the last 10 years.
Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam
Cement
Total consumpti-
on
(million tons)
Total Domestic
consumption
(million tons)
Export
(million tons)
Inventory
(million tons)
Jan 5.87 4.37 1.5 2.69
(Estimate) Feb 3.23 2.38 0.85 n/a
(Estimate) March 4.71 3.91 0.8 2.8
Table 5: The figure cement consumption in the 1st
quarter, 2015
Total cement consumption in quarter 1 of whole country decreased slightly, with 91% compared with the same pe-
riod 2014 and get 19% of 2015 plan. There are many projects kept long Lunar New Year holiday and Festivals in Lu-
nar January. That’s why the figure of cement domestic consumption was down. However, according Building Mate-
rial Ministry, domestic market will be more stable when the projects back to work.
Source: Construction Ministry
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Editor: Ms. Nguyen Hoai Duong
E-mail: duongnguyen.marketing@gmail.com
Source:
Vietnam General Statistics Office
Ho Chi Minh General Statistics Office
Ha Noi General Statistics Office
Ministry Of Construction
Vietnam Cement Association
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