2018 GDP growth marks the highest point in 7 years

According to the General Statistics Office, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Vietnam in the first quarter increased 7.45% and the second quarter increased 6.79%.

This is the highest six month increase since 2011. The credit growth rate is 6.35%. Industrial production and total retail sales of goods both increased. Exports were estimated at nearly $ 114 billion, up 16% over the same period in 2017. Of which, twenty items reached export turnover of over $ 1 billion, an increase of one item over the same period last year.