Vietnam recorded 5.8 percent growth in its industrial production index in December over a year earlier, The Investors has reported. For the year the country record just 1.5 percent. The GSO says under performance is the result of falling global demand.

Performance by sector

Manufacturing-processing sector grew by 1.6 percent;
Electricity, gas, hot water and air conditioning by 3.5 percent; and
Water supply and waste-wastewater treatment by 5.8 percent.
The mining sector recorded a fall of 3.9 percent.

Performance by sub-sector

Plastics and plastic products at record the highest growth with 11.8 percent, followed by
Mining of metals at 13.2 percent,
Tobacco at 10.1 percent;
Chemicals and chemical products at 9.5 percent; and
Metal mining at 9.5 percent.
The worst performers were electronics, computers and optical products which recorded a drop og 0.6 percent;
Wood processing and wooden products -1.5 percent;
Manufacturing of vehicles with engines -2.4 percent;
manufacturing of other vehicles -10.7 percent, and
crude oil and natural gas exploitation -5.7 percent.

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