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I. ECONOMIC:
1. Production and Business:
1.1 Industrial Production:
The industrial
production in April 2008 is estimated to reach VND5,977.3bil (1994’s fixed
price), up 1.6% against last month; 4 early months reach VND23,278.3bil or 29.8
percent of the plan, up 20% against the same period.
a. Central
State-Owned Industrial Sectors:
The production value in April 2008 is estimated
to reach VND643.4bil up 3.2% against last month; 4 early months reach
VND2,452.1bil or 27.4 percent of the plan, up 13% against the same period.
12 out of 13 second-class industrial sectors and
29 businesses have production value increased over the same period while the
remaining have it decreased against the same period.
b. Local
state-owned industrial sectors:
The production value in April 2008 is estimated
to reach VND222.1bil up 9.3% against last month; 4 early months reach
VND803.7bil or 23.8 percent of the plan, down 6.4% against the same period.
8 out of 12
second-class industrial sectors and 15/21 businesses have
production value increased over the same period while the remainings have them
equivalent or decreased against the same period.
c. Non-state
industrial sectors:
The production value in April 2008 is estimated
to reach VND831.5bil, up 0.9% against last month; 4 early months reach
VND3,213.7bil or 32.8 percent of the plan, up 21.9% against the same period.
Among 21
second-class industrial sectors, 10 sectors have production value increased, one
sector have it decreased against the same period and the remainings have them
equivalent.
d. Foreign-Invested
Industrial Sectors:
The production
value in April 2008 is estimated to reach VND4,280.3bil, up 1.2% against last
month; 4 early months reach VND16,808.7bil or 30 percent of the plan, up 22.5%
against the same period.
* Development of
main industrial sectors:
In April 2008, main industrial sectors remain
growth:
Table: growth rate and structure of 9 key
industrial sectors up to April 2008:
|
No.
|
Industrial sectors
|
Production value (VND
bil), Structure (%)
|
Increase rate over the
same period
(%)
|
|
April 2007
|
April 2008
|
|
Value
|
Structure
|
Value
|
Structure
|
|
|
Total
|
19395.41
|
100%
|
23278.27
|
100%
|
20.02
|
|
1
|
Mineral resource
exploiting and Building material
|
1307.1
|
6.7
|
1560.3
|
6.7
|
19.4
|
|
2
|
Processing industry of
agricultural products and foods
|
5195.5
|
26.8
|
6454.3
|
27.7
|
24.2
|
|
3
|
Textile and Footwear
|
5130.5
|
26.5
|
6055.9
|
26.0
|
18.0
|
|
4
|
Wood processing
|
1062.3
|
5.5
|
1299.9
|
5.6
|
22.4
|
|
5
|
Production of papers and
made-of-paper products
|
482.7
|
2.5
|
592.4
|
2.5
|
22.7
|
|
6
|
+ Chemical substances
and rubber
|
2006.3
|
10.3
|
2476.8
|
10.6
|
23.5
|
|
7
|
Machinery
|
1835.3
|
9.5
|
2254.3
|
9.7
|
22.8
|
|
8
|
Electricity and
Electronics
|
2187.6
|
11.3
|
2374.6
|
10.2
|
8.5
|
|
9
|
Power and Water
|
188.2
|
1.0
|
209.7
|
0.9
|
11.4
|
+ Exploitation and
production of building materials: 4 months reach
VND1,560.3bil, up 19.4% over the same period
+ Processing of
food and farm produce: 4 months reach VND6,454.3bil, up 24.2% over the same
period, in which food and drinks production up 28.2% against the same period.
+ textile, garment and footwear:
4 months reach VND6,055.9bil, up 18% over the same period,
in which textile up 23.9%, garment up 17.1% and leather
preliminary processing and production of cases and handbags up 13.3% against the
same period.
+ Timber
Processing: 4 months reach VND1,299.9bil, up 22.4% over the same period
+ Paper industry
and publishing: 4 months reach VND592.4bil, up 22.7% over
the same period, in which production of paper and
paper products up 23.2%.
+ Chemicals,
rubber, plastic: : 4 months reach VND2,467.8bil, up 23.5% over the same period
+ Machinery: 4
months reach VND2,254.3bil, up 22.8% over the same period
+ Electrical
equipment – Electronics: 4 months reach VND2,374.6bil, up
8.5% over the same period, in which production of office appliances and
computers down 2.3%. The decrease is due to the fierce competition between
Fujitsu’s products and China’s products of the same type.
+ Power and water:
4 months reach VND209.7bil, up 11.4% over the same period. Power capacity of
Amata Electricity Company and the power output sold by Formosa and Vedan reach
120 million Kw/h, up 3.2% against last month so 4 months reach 442 million kw/h,
up 5.4% against the same period.
1.2 Production of
agriculture, forestry and fishery:
12.2 Agricultural
production:
a. Farming:
Winter – Spring Season:
up to April 10, 2008, the total planting area is 35,989 hectares, getting 98.3
percent of the plan, up 1.1 percent against the same period.
Winter – Spring Season
in districts, towns
and Bien Hoa City:
Productivity of
Winter – Spring Season: rice 52.9 quintals per hectare,
attaining 106.8% of the plan, up 1.1% over the same
period; corn 67.3 quintals per hectare, attaining
99.5% of the plan, up 0.1% over the same period; vegetables of all kinds
126.6 quintals per hectare, attaining 98.1% of the plan,
up 1.8% over the same period; beans of all kinds 9.5 quintals per hectare,
attaining 89.05% of the plan, up 4.9% over the same period; cigarette 13.6
quintals per hectare, attaining 110.9% of the plan, up 14.4% over the same
period; cotton 16.9 quintals per hectare, attaining 87.01% of the plan or 92.2%
of the same period.
b. Breeding:
- Enhance
supervision of epidemic diseases to detect and deal with the diseases on cattle
and poultry; strengthening veterinary at grass roots level; maintaining hotline
to receive information about the epidemic diseases from grass roots lines.
- Situation of
epidemic diseases: bird flu did not outbreak in April 2008, and foot and mouth
disease and blue ear disease did not recur.
1.2.2 Forestry:
Enhance supervision
and monitoring of forestry products in key areas bordering provinces and traffic
stations; continue implementing Directive No.08/2006/CT-TTg dated March 8, 2006
of Prime Minister on intensifying urgent measures to preclude the illegal
destruction, burning and exploitation of forests.
April 2008 saw 41
cases of forestry law violation and administrative sanction of 20 cases.
1.2.2 Fishery:
Continue
popularizing and instructing fishermen on how to implement the Fishery Law,
prohibit exploitation of marine products using explosives and electrical pulse.
1.2.3. Aquatic products:
Continue disseminating and
instructing fishermen to observe Fisheries Law, prohibit advantages of explosive
and pulse fishing.
2.
Trading, service, export and import:
2.1.
Trading and service sector:
2.1.1.
Domestic market:
Estimated
total of commodity retail sale in 04/2008 is VND 2650.5 billion, up 3.7% against
last month. Estimated total of commodity retail sale in first 4 months is VND
10239.5bil, gaining 30.3% of the plan and surging 30.9 % over the same period.
State
economic sector:
Estimated total of commodity retail sale in 04/2008 is VND 226.6 billion, and
that of first 4 months is VND869.7bil, gaining 32.2% of the plan, surging 20%
over the same period.
Non
state economic sector:
Estimated total of retail sale in 04/2008 is VND 2219.2 billion, up 3.6% against
last month and that of first 4 months is VND8585.5bil, gaining 29.5% of the plan
surging 33.1% over the same period.
Foreign-invested economic sector:
Estimated total of
retail sale in 04/2008 is VND 204.7billion, up 4.2% against last month and that
of first 4 months is VND784.3, gaining 38.7% of the plan, surging 21.4% over the
same period
2.1.2.
Market price:
Consumer Price
Index (CPI) in 4/2008 rose 2.95% compared to 3/2008. There are 2/10 commodity
and service groups that are up higher than the average growth rate : food and
eating service rose 4.95% and transportation, post and telecommunication rose
3.49%. the other groups are up lower than the average rate: house, electricity,
water and gas rose 1.87%; medicine and medical service rose 0.59%; textile &
garment, headwear, footwear rose 0.27%; beverage and cigarette rose 0.12%;
culture, entertainment and tourist rose 0.53%; household appliances and
housewares rose 1.19%; educational service rose 0.05%; commodity and other
services rose 0.48%.
After 1 year, CPI
in 04/2008 rose 19.26% compared to 04/2007. There are 3/10 groups of commodity
and service that are up higher than the average rate: house, electricity, water,
gas and building material rose 20.13%; transportation, post and
telecommunication rose 20.93%; the other groups are up lower than the average
rate: medicine and medical service rose 8.64%, textile & garment, headwear,
footwear rose 6.12%; beverage and cigarette rose 5.4%; culure, entertainment and
tourist rose 2.4%; household appliances and housewares rose 6.4%; educational
service rose 1.33%; commodity and other services rose 4.3%
CPI in 04/2008
rose 10.63% compared to 12/2007. There are 2/10 groups of commodity and service
that are up higher than the average rate: food and eating service rose 17.68%;
transportation, post and telecommunication rose 12.8%. Concerning the other
groups, the highest growth rate group is house, electricity, water, gas and
building material (8.18%) while the lowest growth rate is educational service
(0.29%)
Gold price index:
Gold price in 4/2008 in comparison with that in 3/2008 decreased 0.86% and
surged 42.05% over the same period.
US Dollar price
index:
In 4/2008 it rose 0.08% in comparison with in 32008 and down 0.81% over the same
period.
2.1.3. Post &
Telecommunications – Information Technology:
a. Post &
Telecommunications:
- Estimated
turnover in 4/2008 is VND 125 billion and that of the first four months is VND
497.3 billlion, gaining 28.4% of the plan.
- Phone number
development: estimated fixed-line subscribers are 4300, and that of the first
four months are 18600, gaining 25.7% of the plan.
The number of cell
phone subscribers is 28000 and that of the first four
months is 108100, gaining 34.3% of the plan.
- The number of
internet subscribers in 4/2008 (ADSL) s 500, that of the first four months is
2716, gaining 14.7% of the plan.
b. Information
technology
Plans to apply IT
in state-run agencies are drawn up.
- websites of
state-run agencies are surveyed to evaluate how well administrative services are
implemented between these agencies and residents, businesses and organizations.
2.1.4. Banking
activities:
- Capital source:
Estimated locally-mobilized capital by 30/4/2008 is VND 23894 billion rising
19.1% in comparison with 31/12/2007. Out of the total locally-mobilized capital,
savings deposit is VND 11938 billion, occupying 49.9%,
rising 26.4% in comparison with 31/12/2007; deposit in economic organizations is
VND 11394bil, occupying 47.7%, rising 11.9% in comparison with 31/12/2007.
- Income from
loans: The total income from loans till the end of 4/2008
estimated at VND 4167 billion, rising 5.5%,
including income from short-term loans is VND 3452
billion, rising 0.4%; income from medium and long-term
loans is VND 716 billion, rising 39.1% aganist the same
period.
Debit balance:
total debit balance till the end of 4/2008 estimated at VND 27,727bil, rising
16.4% against December 31, 2007, including short-term
debit is VND 18056bil, rising 19.5%; medium and long-term debit is VND 9202
billion, rising 33.3%, up 12.1% compared to December 31, 2007
2.2. Export and
import:
Export:
Estimated export turnover in 4/2008 is US$ 567.8 million, and that of the first
four months is US$1935.8mil, gaining 27.6% of the plan and up 22.6% over the
same period.
- Central state
enterprises:
Estimated export turnover in 4/2008 is USD 9.6 million, and
that of the first four months is US$36.5mil, gaining
20.7% of the plan and up 20.4% over the same period.
- Local
businesses:
Estimated export turnover in 4/2008 is USD 24.8 million,
and that of the first four months is US$91.4mil, gaining 22.8% of the plan and
up 21.2% over the same period
- Foreign-invested
enterprises:
Estimated export turnover in 4/2008 is US$ 533.4 million,
and that of the first four months is US$1807.9mil, gaining 28.1% of the plan and
up 22.7% over the same period
Import:
Estimated turnover of the province in 4/2008 is US$ 738.1 million, and that of
the first four months is US$2544.9mil, gaining 31% of the plan and up 35.2%
over the same period, including:
- Central state
enterprises:
Estimated export turnover in 4/2008 is USD 6.8 million, and that of the first
four months is US$26.1mil, gaining 30.3% of the plan and up 24.6% over the same
period.
- Local
businesses:
Estimated export turnover in 4/2008 is USD 9.4 million, and that of the first
four months is US$37.7mil, gaining 22.1% of the plan and up 23.8% over the same
period
- Foreign-invested
enterprises:
Estimated export turnover in 4/2008 is US$ 721.9 million, and that of the first
four months is US$2481.1mil, gaining 31.2% of the plan and up 35.5%
over the same period
Main import items:
tobacco material and production material
2.3 Tourism:
The number of
turns of tourists is estimated at 170000, up 16.6% against
the same period and the tourism sector earns VND25bil, up 49.8% against the
same period.
3. Transportation
- Commodity
transportation: Estimated output in 04/2008 is 2464 millon tons for
transpoting and 231.091 million tons for rotating carriage, up 3.5% for
transporting and 4.9% for rotating carriage over the previous month.