For the first four months of the year, the consumption index of manufacturing rose 8.1% over the same period last year (9.3% in the same period of 2016). Inventory of the whole processing industry in the first 4 months of 2017 is 71.6%.

The number of employees working in industrial enterprises as of 1 May 2017 increased by 2.4% over the same period last year, of which state-owned enterprises decreased by 1.1%; Non-state enterprises decreased by 0.6%; Foreign direct investment enterprises increased by 4.8%.

 Business registration status: In the first five months of the year, there were 50,534 registered enterprises with a total registered capital of VND485.6 trillion, up 12.9% in enterprises and 39% in registered capital over the same period of 2016; The average registered capital of newly established enterprises was VND9.6 billion, up 23%. Taking into account the 710.8 trillion additional registered capital of enterprises changing capital increase, the total registered capital added to the economy in the first 5 months of 2017 is 1,196.4 trillion. In addition, there were 13,458 businesses returning to operation, up 3.5% over the same period last year, bringing the total number of newly registered enterprises and returning to operation in the first five months of the year to nearly 64,000 businesses. The total number of registered employees of newly established enterprises in 5 months was 521.7 thousand, decreased 1.9% over the same period in 2016.

The number of enterprises completing dissolution procedures in the first five months of 2017 was 4,685, an increase of 0.9% over the same period last year (19.5% increase in the same period of 2016), of which 4,325 enterprises with the capital of under 10 billion, accounting for 92.3%. By type of enterprise, there are 1,888 one-member limited liability companies (accounting for 40.3%) out of the total number of enterprises completing dissolution procedures; 1,362 limited liability companies with 2 members (accounting for 29.1%); 832 private enterprises (accounting for 17.7%) and 603 joint stock companies (accounting for 12.9%)..

The number of suspended enterprises in the first five months of the year was 32,148, up 12.5% ​​against the same period last year, including 12,884 enterprises registered for temporary termination of business, up 19.4% and 19,264 enterprises stopped operation without registration or waiting for dissolution, up 8.3%.

Of the total number of enterprises registered for temporary suspension of business, there are 5,312 one-member limited liability companies (accounting for 41.2%); 4,135 limited liability companies with 2 members (accounting for 32.1%); 2,168 joint stock companies (accounting for 16.8%); 1,267 private enterprises (accounting for 9.9%) and 2 partnerships. For businesses suspending unregistered or awaiting dissolution, there are 8,314 limited liability companies with one member (accounting for 43.2%); 5,660 limited liability companies with 2 members (accounting for 29.4%); 3,920 joint stock companies (accounting for 20.3%) and 1,370 private enterprises (accounting for 7.1%).

Investment: In the first five months of the year, investment capital from state budget was 88.8 trillion VND, equaling 30.6% of the yearly plan and increasing 6% over the same period of 2016, including: Management managed VND 19.5 trillion, equaling 29% of the yearly plan and increasing 5.9% over the same period last year. Local managed capital reached 69.3 trillion VND, equaling 31.1% of the annual plan and increasing 6.1% over the same period in 2016. Of which, state budget funds reached VND 48.5 trillion, equaling 29.5% and up 4%; State budget capital reached VND17.3 trillion, equaling 34.4% and increasing by 12.1%; State budget capital at commune level reached VND 3.5 trillion, equaling 41.9% and increasing by 8.1% respectively.

Foreign direct investment from the beginning of the year to May 20, 2017 attracted 939 new licensed projects with registered capital of US $ 5,595.4 million, up 3.5% in number of projects and 26.1% of registered capital over the same period of 2016. In addition, there are 437 projects have been licensed from the previous year registered to adjust the capital investment with additional capital reached US$ 4,742.9 million.

In the first five months of 2017, 2,061 shares of foreign investors were invested and $ 1.792 billion was contributed by foreign investors. Thus, the total registered capital of new projects, supplementary capital and investment in the form of capital contribution, purchase of shares in the first 5 months reached 12,130.3 million USD, up 10.4% compared with in the same period last year. Foreign direct investment in the five months was estimated at $ 6.2 billion, up 6% over the same period in 2016.

In the first five months of the year, there were 51 provinces and cities directly under the Central Government which had new licensed foreign direct investment projects in 56 countries and territories.

 Source: General Statistics Office