Generally for the first six months of the year, the processing sectors consumption index increased by 8.4% over the same period of 2016. Inventory index of the whole processing industry at July 1, 2017 increased by 10.4% over the same period last year. The average inventory level of the whole processing industry in the first 6 months of 2017 is 71.1%.
 

The number of employees working in industrial enterprises as of July 1, 1977 increased by 3.9% against the same period last year, of which state-owned enterprises decreased by 2.2%; Non-state enterprises increased by 0.6%; Foreign direct investment enterprises increased by 7.1%.
 

In 7 months, the country has 72,953 newly registered enterprises with a total registered capital of VND690.7 trillion, up 13.8% in enterprises and 39% in registered capital over the same period of 2016; the average registered capital of newly established enterprises was VND9.5 billion, up 22.2%. If including 979.8 trillion of nearly 21.4 thousand turns of enterprises who changed to increase the capital, the total registered capital added to the economy in 7 months of 2017 is 1670.5 trillion.

In addition, 17,549 businesses returned to operation, up 5% over the same period last year, bringing the total number of newly registered enterprises and enterprises returning to operation in seven months to more than 90, 5 thousand enterprises. Total number of registered laborers of newly-established enterprises in 7 months was 720.8 thousand people, decreased 3.2% over the same period last year.
 

The number of enterprises completing dissolution procedures in the first 7 months of 2017 is 6,608, increasing by 2.9% over the same period last year (in the same period of 2016, the increase was 17.7%), of which 6,104 enterprises had capital size of less than 10 billion dong, accounting for 92.4%. By type of enterprise, 2,705 one-member limited liability companies accounted for 40.9% of the total number of dissolved enterprises; 1,936 two-member limited liability companies (accounting for 29.3%); 1,116 private enterprises (accounting for 16.9%) and 851 joint stock companies (accounting for 12.9%).
 

The number of enterprises temporarily suspended for seven months was 43,274, up 19.5% against the same period last year, including 15,866 enterprises registered for temporary termination of business, up 16.2% and 27,408 business unregistered or waiting for dissolution, up 21.5%.

Of the total number of registered businesses temporarily suspended for business, there are 6,639 one-member limited liability companies (accounting for 41.8%); 5,023 limited liability companies with 2 members (accounting for 31.7%); 2,700 joint stock companies (17%); 1,502 private enterprises (9.5%) and 2 partnerships. For businesses suspending non-registered or awaiting dissolution, there are 12,093 one-member limited liability companies (accounting for 44.1%); 8073 limited liability companies with 2 members (accounting for 29.5%); 5,362 joint stock companies (19.5%) and 1,880 private enterprises (6.9%).
 

 Source: General Statistics Office