Many Da Nang economic indicators prosper in first quarter of 2021

The January- March period saw the thriving of some economic development indicators in Da Nang, showing on-track recovery, the Da Nang General Statistics Office recently said. The trade – service industry, and the retail sales of goods reached 16,252 billion VND, up 16.94% as compared to the same period last year. Total revenue generated from accommodation and catering services went up by 1.32% to stand at an estimated 4,095 billion VND. Likewise, other consumer services earned 4,697 billion VND in revenues, climbing by 4.8% from the year-ago period. Like the burgeoning service sector, freight transport activities flourished with 1,457 billion VND worth of earnings, recording a rise of 13.45%. Meanwhile, the industrial production index (IIP) decreased by 5.42% as compared to the same period last year. Still encouragingly, an increase was reported in many industries, such as mining up 41.8%, the manufacturing of rubber and plastic products 25.38%, and electrical equipment production 35.63%. Noticeably, the bright spot in the first quarter was the impressive performance of import and export activities.  The total merchandise import and export value was estimated at 666.6 million US$, up 5.2% over the same period last year. The average consumer price index (CPI) in the first quarter increased by 1.07% from the same period last year, with a hike recorded in some certain aspects. The prices of food catering services climbed by 3.27%, commodity and other services 2.84%, educational services 2.2%, garment, headgear and footwear  1.52%, household appliances 1.25%, beverage and tobacco 0.73%, medicine and medical services 0.41%, housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials 0, 39%. However, a decline was seen in the three groups, namely culture, entertainment and tourism down 3.68%, transportation 3.4%, and post and telecommunications 0.41%. DA NANG Today TỔNG ĐÀI DỊCH VỤ CÔNG: (0236) 1022 hoặc *1022, miễn phí phục vụ   1. Đường dây nóng tiếp nhận ý kiến phản ánh, góp ý của tổ chức, công dân và chuyển đến cơ quan chức năng xử lý 2. Hướng dẫn, giải đáp quy định, chính sách, thông tin kinh tế – xã hội 3. Hướng dẫn thực hiện thủ tục hành chính, dịch vụ công trực tuyến 4. Cung cấp thông tin phòng chống thiên tai, bão lũ 5. Cung cấp dịch vụ Tổng đài CSKH, nhắn tin CSKH, truyền thông, sự kiện và các dịch vụ tư vấn khác…