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Industrial production advances 5.2% in Jan-June
By Nguyen Ngan 08:14, 2013/07/02
Industrial production was estimated to post a year-on-year increase of 5.2% thanks to effective policies of the Government, according to the General Statistics Office.
The Hanoitimes - Industrial production was estimated to post a year-on-year increase of 5.2% thanks to effective policies of the Government, according to the General Statistics Office.

Industrial production index (IPI) went up 1.5 percentage points in Q2, higher than 0.4 percentage points of the same period last year.

In the first half, the mining industry contributed 0.4 percentage points; the processing and manufacturing sector 4.1 percentage points; electricity production and distribution 0.6 percentage points; water supply, sewage treatment 0.1 percentage point.

In June alone, labor employment rate surged 0.8% from the previous month and saw a year-on-year increase of 2.8%, of which the State-owned enterprise sector picked up 0.1%; the non-State sector faced a 1.5% decrease and the foreign-invested sector expanded 6.6%.

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