In the first 4 months of 2022, the total retail sales of consumer goods and services was estimated at 1,777.4 trillion VND, up 6.5% over the same period last year. Notably, the index of industrial production (IIP) is estimated to increase by 7.5% compared to 2021.

According to the General Statistics Office, the total retail sales of consumer goods and services in April was estimated at 455.5 trillion VND, up 3.1% over the previous month and up 12.1% over the same period last year. before, reaching a larger scale and growth rate compared to the years before the Covid-19 epidemic.

Generally for the first 4 months of 2022, the total retail sales of consumer goods and services is estimated at 1,777.4 trillion VND, up 6.5% over the same period last year, if excluding the price factor, the increase of 4 .3% (in the same period in 2021, it increased by 7.2%).

Notably, the index of industrial production (IIP) in April 2022 was estimated to increase by 2% over the previous month and by 9.4% over the same period last year due to the Covid-19 epidemic being controlled. enterprises are more proactive about labor and production and business plans, overcoming difficulties to recover and expand production.

In which, compared to the same period last year, the processing and manufacturing industry increased by 11.3% (higher than the growth rate of 5.8% and 9.6% of the same period in 2018 and 2019, the years without the Covid-19 epidemic). -19); electricity production and distribution increased by 2.8%; mining industry increased by 2.3%; water supply, management and treatment of waste and wastewater increased by 0.4%.

Generally, in the first 4 months of 2022, IIP is estimated to increase by 7.5% over the same period last year (in the same period in 2021, it will increase by 9.5%).

by Congthuong