This retail sales in Vietnam tracker from the-shiv collects and organises key retail sales data from Vietnam. It is updated monthly as new information becomes available.

Vietnam CPI Tracker: 4.34 percent in June [data set]

the-shiv July 5, 2024

Inflation has been relatively low in Vietnam compared to other parts of the world but this is largely due to government price controls. These lower prices, however, have come at a cost. Input prices, particularly in input dependent industries have risen, however, businesses in many industries have been unable to raise their pricing to compensate. As a result, many have seen their profit margins squeezed while others have had to run at a loss…

Vietnam records 8.8 million tourist arrivals to June [data set]

the-shiv July 2, 2024

Vietnam’s tourism arrivals reached 8.8 million between January and June of this year an increase of 58.4 percent over the same period in 2023. That said, month on month June saw a decline in tourist numbers of about 9 percent. This is notable in that June is the peak summer travel period for the northern hemisphere…

Vietnam Industrial Production Index gains 10.9 points in June

the-shiv July 1, 2024

Vietnam’s Industrial Production Index recorded a gain of 10.9 points in the twelve months to June of 2024. This is the fourth consecutive month that an increase has been recorded. The biggest gains were in: services related to printing, rubber and plastic goods manufacturing, and plastic goods manufacturing. Conversely the biggest falls were in: production of batteries and accumulators, natural gas exploitation, and production of toys and games…

Vietnam’s adds US$4.1 billion FDI, June [data set]

the-shiv June 29, 2024

Vietnam added another 311 foreign direct invested projects to its 2024 tally in June, along with almost US$4.1 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 100 new projects and US$3.3 billion…

Vietnam May exports top US$32.26 billion [data set]

the-shiv June 23, 2024

Vietnam exported US$32.27 billion worth of goods in May of 2024 an increase of 3.9 percent over April. This brings Vietnam’s total exports for the first five months of 2024 to US$156.28 billion of which foreign invested enterprises accounted for 71.62 percent, just shy of US$112 billion worth…

Vietnam-US Trade Tracker: May 2024 Update [data set]

the-shiv June 12, 2024

The United States is the biggest buyer of Vietnam’s exports and together the two countries engage in over US$100 billion worth of trade each year. This tracker looks at what is imported from the US and exported to the US from Vietnam using the most recent data available.

Global talent index ranks Vietnam No. 75

the-shiv November 16, 2023

Vietnam has squeezed into the 2023 Global Talent Competitiveness Index in 75th place just behind Mexico in 74th place and ahead of Mongolia at 76, Vietnam Net is reporting. Vietnam, Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023, key metrics table Metric Description Score Rank Enable Regulatory, market, business and labour landscape 46.78

Vietnam’s economic freedom increases slightly: report

the-shiv September 21, 2023

Canada’s Fraser Institute has ranked Vietnam 106th out of 165 countries on its Economic Freedom of the World: 2023 Annual Report, VN Express is reporting. The article carries comments from Dinh Tuan Minh, head of research at Market-based Solutions Center for Social and Economic Issues, in which he says “This