The estimated value of industrial production in the first six months of the year 2010 reached 53,046.1 billion VND, up 17.4% over the same period last year and reached 54.2% compared with the year plan. Of which, the state owned sector reached 5,959.9 billion, up 5.4% over the same period. The non-state sector reached 6,300.4 billion, up 19.1% over the same period. The foreign investment sector reached 40,785.7 billion, up 19.1% over the same period.
The estimated total retail sales of goods and services in in the first six months of the year 2010 reached 23,455.5 billion VND, up 26.3% over the same period last year and reached 41% compared with the year plan. Of which, the state owned sector reached 1,618.4 billion VND, up 17.5% over the same period last year and reached 42.2% compared with the year plan. The non-state sector reached 20,257.5 billion, up 27.33% over the same period last year and reached 40.1% compared with the year plan. The foreign investment sector reached 1,579.6 billion, up 22.7% over the same period last year and 55% compared with the year plan.
The export turnover in the province’s first 6 months of 2010 is estimated to reach 3,423.88 million, up 26.6% over the same period last year and reach 48.6% compared with the year plan. Of which, the export turnover of central state owned sector is estimated to reach 46.5 million USD, up 6.4%, local state owned to reach 152.1 million USD, up 12.3%, foreign investment sector to reach USD 3,225.32 million, an increase of 27.7%. Local main export products is 18.26 thousand tons of coffee, 2.42 thousand tons of honey (+33%), 13.96 million USD of footwear (+1.8%), 18.24 million USD of garments (+7.1%), and 13.85 million USD of refined wood (+10.7%).
The import turnover of the province’s six months in 2010 is estimated to reach 4,204.3 million, up 52.7% over the same period, 56.4% compared with the year plan. Local import products are mainly: 22.4 million USD of raw material-machinery and equipment (+17.7%), 8,165 tons of raw cashew nuts (+26.9%) the rest is fertilizer, industrial chemical, medicine, tobacco raw material which decreased over the same period. (Translated by Hong Chau – SCT News)