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Category: Data

Vietnam Tourist Arrivals Tracker: January Update [data set]

Vietnam welcomed 2,070,466 international tourists in January, marking an 18.5 percent increase from December, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Tourism. Compared to January 2024, arrivals surged by 36.9 percent, reflecting continued post-pandemic recovery and increased travel demand.

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Vietnam FDI Tracker by Sector: January Update [data set]

Vietnam added another 282 new foreign direct invested projects in January, along with just over US$4.3 billion in additional capital commitments, according to data from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment. The biggest gains were in manufacturing and processing which added 119 new projects and US$3.1 billion in newly registered capital.

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Vietnam FDI Source Country Tracker: January Update [data set]

China was the leading foreign direct investor in Vietnam in terms of the number of projects initiated in December with 85 new projects. South Korea, however, was the biggest investor in terms of registered Capital adding US$1.25 billion in capital, according to data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Notably there was a significant drop across the board in terms of new projects and capital, however, the last week of January was the Lunar New Year break with government offices closed for five days.

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Vietnam Car Sales Tracker: December Update [data]

The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association–the VAMA–December sales report has found that vehicle sales of the group’s members fell more than  30 percent compared to November The fall was was in passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, and special purpose vehicles with only hybrids showing an increase in sales. At the end of

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Vietnam Exports Tracker: December Update [data set]

Vietnam’s exports jumped to US$35.6 billion in December bringing the country’s total exports for the year to US$405.5 billion. This growth has been buoyed by double-digit increases in exports of computers, electrical products, spare parts and components thereof; as well as in telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof; and machine, equipment, tools and instruments.

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Vietnam Imports Tracker: December Update [data set]

Vietnam’s imports jumped to US$35 billion in December bringing the country’s total imports for the year to US$380.8 billion, an increase over 2023 of 16.7 percent. This growth has been buoyed in large part by increases in imports of: computers, electrical products, spare-parts and components thereof; machine, equipment, tools and instruments; and fabrics.

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Vietnam CPI Tracker: December Update [data set]

Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index grew by just .13 percent in November over October. Overall CPI year-on-year remained mostly steady at 2.77 percent up down from 2.89 percent in October. Core inflation, meanwhile, was hovering at 2.77 percent over November last year.

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