Drought, salination hurt economic growth in H1 (06/07)
06/07/2016 - 14 Lượt xem
The report on socio-economic performance in January-June was presented at a monthly cabinet meeting of the Government in Hanoi last week.
Minister
of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung told the meeting that Vietnam’s
gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.55% in the second quarter, up from 5.48% in
quarter one.
However,
GDP growth cooled to 5.52% in the first six months of this year. The
agro-aqua-forestry sector edged down 0.18%, while the manufacturing and
construction sectors reported respective pickups of 7.12% and 6.35%.
According
to the ministry, the construction sector in the period rose by 8.8%, the
highest in six years. However, a slump of the agro-aqua-forestry sector,
triggered by drought, salination and environmental pollution, left strong
impacts on the country’s social-economic performance in the first six months.
Prime
Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that to achieve 6.7% GDP growth as set by the
National Assembly, different scenarios must be worked out to actively cope.
Source: The SaiGonTimes
