SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION, FOUR BEGINNING MONTHS OF 2013

According to preliminary reports, the region’s rice yield reached estimated 10.8 million tons, rose 8,500 tons from last year’ same crop mainly due to increase in cultivated area of 19,000 ha. Together with this, provinces in the South also sowed summer rice seeds for 839,500 ha, equaling 145.9% from last year’ same crop.

As of this period, the country cultivated 445,400 ha of maize, equaling 98.5%; 81,800 ha of sweet potato, equaling 96.4%; 154,800 ha of peanut, equaling 99%; 60,000 ha of soybean, equaling 113.4% and 484,700 ha of vegetables, equaling 109.4% against the same period last year.

The waterless status in provinces of the Central Highland had serious impact on over 56,000 ha of crops (over 32,000 ha of coffee), of which 5,000 ha of rice and vegetables were in complete loss.

According to preliminary reports, the flock of buffalos and oxen reduced to 3-4% from the same period last year due to narrow area of grazing and slow time of reproduction. Raising pigs met difficulty due to low selling price and breakout of epidemic disease. Blue ear disease in some provinces killed over 6,000 pigs. Foot and mouth disease was happening complicatedly with the appearance of new variety of virus but there was no vaccine to protect. As estimated, the country’s flock of pigs in the month decreased by about 2-3% and the flock of poultry by 2-3% from last year’ same period.
   
+ Agricultural production as of April 15, 2013

Forestry

Generally the country’s forest concentrated area in the first four months of the year reached 14,700 ha, equaling 82.1% against that in the same period last year; dispersed planted trees reached 81.6 million, rose 2.8percent; wood production 1,544,700 m3, rose7.9percent; firewood production 10.2 million Ste, rose 2.9percent.

Damaged forest area was 534 ha, declined 33.3percent from last year’ same period, of which 446 ha was burnt area, decreased by 37.1% and 88 ha was destroyed area, decreased by 4.5%.

Fishery

Generally, estimated fishing production in 4 months reached 1,561,000 tons, rose 0.9percent from last year’ same period, of which farmed products reached 687,300 tons, slowed down 2.7percent; caught products reached 873,700 tons, rose 4%. Of which, sea caught products reached 825,000 tons, rose 4.3percent from the same period in 2012 with 633,000 tons of fish, rose 4.4percent and 35,900 tons of shrimp, rose 3.5percent.

Industry

Industrial Production Index (IPI)  in the first four months of 2013 rose 5percent from last year’ same period (lower than the 5.9% growth rate in the same period in 2012), of which  the mining and quarrying rose 2.1% (the growth rate in the same period last year was 3%); the manufacturing by 5.5% (6% in last year’ same period); power generation and supply by 9% (12.9% in last year’ same period); water supply and wastes treatment by 8.8% (equal to the growth in last year’ same period).

Of 5% general growth, the mining and quarrying contributed 0.4 point percent, the manufacturing 3.9 points percent, the power generation and supply 0.6 point percent and the water supply and waste treatment 0.1 point percent.

Consumption index for the manufacturing in the first three months of 2013 rose 4percent from last year’ same period. Stock index was 73.4% in March 2013 and 77.8% in the first three month.

Employment index for industrial enterprises in April 2013 rose 0.92percent from March. Compared to the same period last year, April’s employment index rose 0.1%, of which the state owned businesses sector rose 0.4%; the non-state sector declined 3.8percentand the FDI sector rose 2.5percent.
   
+ Industrial Production Index
+ Main industrial products

Investment

Generally, four months’ realized investment capital from the state budget reached 51.374 billion dong, equaling 25.7% of the yearly plan and decreased 3.9percent from the same period in 2012. Of which, capital under central management reached 10,984 billion dong, equaling 23.2% and reduced by 17%; capital under local management obtained 40,390 billion dong, equaling 26.4% and increased by 0.4%.

Attraction of FDI from the beginning of the year to 20/4/2013 reached 8,219.1 USD million, rose 17percent from the same period in 2012. Of which, registered capital of 341 newly licensed projects reached 4,873.1 USD million (decreased by10.5% in projects and increased by14.6% in capital against last year’ same period); additional registered capital of 121 times of projects licensed from previous years was 3,346 USD million. Estimated realized FDI in 4 months of 2013 reached 3.8 USD billion, rose 3.9percent from the same period in 2012.

In 4 months, 38 provinces and cities over the country had newly licensed FDI projects from 33 countries and territorial regions.
   
+ Realized investment from the state budget
+ Licensed FDI projects, 01/01- 20/4/2013

Government revenues and expenditures

Total Government revenues from the beginning of the year to 15/4/2013 were at an estimation of 201.4 trillion dong, equaling 24.7% of the yearly estimate, of which domestic revenues reached 133.9 trillion dong, equaling 24.5%; from crude oil 34.6 trillion dong, equaling 35%; from export-import balance 32 trillion dong, equaling 19.2%. Of the domestic revenues, collecting from state enterprises was 40.1 trillion dong, equaling 23% of the yearly estimate; from FDI enterprises (excluding crude oil) 31.3 trillion dong, equaling 29.2%; from non-state industrial, commercial and service taxes 28.8 trillion dong, equaling 23.9%; from individual income tax 15.5 trillion dong, equaling 28.3%; from environment protection tax 3.4 trillion dong, equaling 23.6%; and from other fees 2.7 trillion dong, equaling 25.8%.

Total Government expenditures from the beginning of the year to 15/4/2013 were at an estimation of 258 trillion dong, equaling 26.4% of the yearly estimate, of which spending for investment development reached 47.7 trillion dong, equaling 27.2% (only spending for capital construction was 46.5 trillion dong, equaling 27.3%); spending for economic and social development, national defense and security (including spending for salary reform) was at an estimation of 182.1 trillion dong, equaling 27%; paying debts and aids was 28.2 trillion dong, equaling 26.8%.

Trade, price, service

Total retailed sales of consumer goods and services

Generally, four months’ total retailed sales of consumer goods and services reached 849.9 trillion dong, rose11.8percent from the same period last year, if the factor of inflation were excluded, it would be 4.6%. Of which, the trade business gained 653.2 trillion dongs, represented 76.9% of the total and rose 10.6percent; the hotel and restaurant 102.5 trillion dong, 12.1% and by 16.3%; the service 86.1 trillion dong, 10.1% and by 16.1%; the tourist 8 trillion dong, 0.9% and by 7.1% respectively.
   
+ Total retail sales of consumer goods and services

Exports-Imports

Generally, four months’ import turnovers reached 39.4 USD billion, rose16.9percent from last year ‘same period, of which the domestic economic sector reached 13.9 USD billion, raised 7percent; the FDI sector (including crude oil) 25.5 USD billion, rose 23.2percent.

Generally, four months’ import turnovers reached 40.2 USD billion, rose18 percent from last year ‘same period, of which the domestic economic sector reached 18.4 USD billion, rose10.5percent; and the FDI sector gained 21.8 USD billion, rose 25.2percent.

Four months’ trade surplus reached 722 USD million, equaling 1.8% of total export turnovers.
   
+ Exports
+ Imports

Consumer price indexes (CPI)

April’s CPI raised 0.02percent from March. Among groups of goods and services, medicines and health care service had highest growth rate of 3.62percent (health care service rose 4.51percent). Groups with slight growth rates were transport by 1.2%; garments, hats and footgear by 0.45%; family appliances by 0.38%; culture, entertainment, tourist by 0.33%; drinks and tobacco by 0.1%; education by 0.05%. Remaining groups had decreased rates were catering and related service by 0.91% (grain food by 0.86%; foodstuff by1.24%); housing and construction material by 0.44%; postal and communicational service by 0.15%.

This month’s CPI growth mainly resulted from the impact of groups of medicines and health care service, and transport. Health care service charge contributed 0.2percent to the country’s general growth rate; 2.21% increase in gasoline price contributed 0.08 percent to the general CPI.

April’ CPI rose 2.41 percent from 12/2012 and 6.61 percent from the same period last year. Average CPI in 4 months rose 6.83  percent compared to that in 2012’ same period.

April’s gold price index declined 2.56 percent from March, 7.17 percent from 12/2012 and 3.41percent from last year’ same period. April’s USD price index rose 0.01percent from March, 0.37 percent from12/2012 and 0.47 percent from last year’ same period.
   
+ Consumer price indexes, gold & USD price indexes, April 2013

Carriage of passengers and cargos

Four months’ passenger carriage reached estimated 910 million arrivals, raised 4.4percent and 40 billion passengers-kilometers rose 4.1percent from the same period in 2012. Of which central transport reached 14.2 million participants, decreased by1.7% and 11 billion passengers-kilometers increased by 3.4%; local transport reached 895.8 million arrivals, rose 4.5percent and 29 billion passengers-kilometers rose 4.3%. Four months’ passengers transport by land reached estimated 830.7 million arrivals, rose 4.6percent 28.1 billion passengers-kilometers rose 3.8percent from last year’ same period. Similarly, by river: 68 million arrivals, rose 2.4percent and 1.5 billion passengers-kilometers rose 6.2percent; by airway: 5.5 million arrivals, rose 0.6percent and 9 billion passengers-kilometers rose 5.6percent; by sea: 2.1 million arrivals, rose 1.2percent and 120.3 million passengers-kilometers rose 0.9percent; by rail: 3.7 million arrivals, decreased by 2.1% and1.3 billion passengers-kilometers by 2.5%.

Four months’ cargo carriage reached estimated 328.6 million tons, rose 2.6percent and 59.4 billion tons-kilometers, slowed down 9.8percent from last year’ same period, of which the domestic transport gained 317 million tons, increased by 3% and 26.7 billion tons-kilometers  by 2.3%; overseas transport reached 11.6 million tons, decreased  by 7.6% and 32.7 billion tons-kilometers  by 17.7%. Land transport obtained 255.4 million tons, increased by 4.2% and 18.2 billion tons-kilometers  by 2,1%; river transport 57.7 million tons, decreased  by 1.3% and 4.8 billion tons-kilometers  by 2.6%; sea transport 13.4 million tons, decreased  by 7.9% and 34.9 billion tons-kilometers  by 16%; rail transport 2.2 million tons, decreased  by 2.7% and 1.2 billion tons-kilometers  by 2%.
   
+ Carriage of passengers & cargo

International visitors to Viet Nam

Estimated international visitors to Viet Nam in four beginning months of 2013 reached 2.4 million arrivals, declined 5.3percent from last year’ same period. Of which, nearly 2 million arrivals came by air, decreased by 6.4%, 348,000 arrivals came by land, increased by 1.3% and 78,600 arrivals came by sea, decreased by 3.7%. Visitors coming for tourist purposes were 1.5 million arrivals, slowed down 3.8percent from the same period in 2012; for business purposes 406,400 arrival, decreased by 5.4%.
   
+ International visitors to Vietnam

Social issues

Farmers food shortage

In April, the country had 59,500 households suffered from food shortage, represented 0.5% of total agricultural households and equaled to 255,200 hunger household members, represented 0.5% of total agricultural HH members. In comparison to the same period in 2012, hunger households decreased by 2.9% and hunger members by 2.1%. To overcome the problem, all administrative levels and sectors since the beginning of the year have provided difficult families with 16,100 tons of food and over 8.2 billion dong, only in April over 4,000 tons of food was provided.

Epidemic diseases and food poisoning

Generally, the country in 4 months had 18,000 cases of hand, foot, mouth disease (5 died); 11,200 cases of hemorrhagic fever (10 died); 53 cases of typhoid (1 died); 112 cases of virus encephalitis (2 died); 1 case of meningococcal disease  and 1 case of A (H5N1) flu.

More 245 HIV-infected cases were found in the month, bringing the number of HIV infected persons over the country as of mid-April 2013 to 210,600, of which 54,400 turned to AIDS and 54,500 died of AIDS.

Generally, the country in 4 months had 23 cases of food poisoning, infecting 737 persons, of which 4 died.

Traffic accidents    

Generally, the country in 4 months had 3,709 cases of traffic accident, killing 3,333 persons and injuring 2,349 others. In comparison to the same period last year, cases of traffic accident increased by1.3%; the death by 5.2%; the injured decreased by 13.4%. On average, the country in each day in 4 months had 31 cases of traffic accident, killing 28 persons and injuring 20 others.

Damage by natural calamity

Damage by natural calamity in the month mainly resulted from hails and whirlwinds that happened in provinces in northern mountainous region. Natural calamity killed and injured 59 persons; 118 were collapsed and swept away; nearly 23,000 houses were flooded and blown off; about 3,000 ha of rice and vegetables were damaged, of which 1,700 ha were in dead loss. Estimated total damage by calamity was 389 billion dong; damage by hails and whirlwinds only was 382 billion dong.

Environmental and fire protection

In April, functioning authorities discovered 406 environment violated cases in 36 provinces and cities. 226 cases were fined 352.6 billion dong.

The country in four months had 841 serious cases of fire and explosion, killing 46 persons and injuring 55 others. Estimated damage was about 291 billion dong.

GENERAL STATISTICS OFFICE