According to statistics from the National Centre for Socio-economic Information and Forecast (NCIF), under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the country's industry and construction sectors have been forecast to achieve their highest growth rate in the 1st quarter of 2018, exceeding 6.8%.
In the first 2 months of the year, the manufacturing and processing industry reached a 17% growth rate, raising overall industrial growth. NCIF also forecast that the country's economic growth for the first quarter may exceed 6.2%, higher than the 5.1% of the same period last year. Meanwhile, agro forestry fishery is also expected to see some breakthroughs as solutions for sustainable development have proven effective.
