SUMMARY
 
In August 2021, the main "economic indicators" (from production, export to consumption, and service sectors, to disbursement of state budget investment capital and disbursement of FDI) continued to decline seriously compared to last month, after a long period of applying social distancing measures on a large scale in many provinces. In particular, in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern industrial provinces, with enhanced and strict social distancing measures in August, socio-economic activities were almost "hibernating".
 
By mid-September, this situation is still ongoing, and especially for Ho Chi Minh City will continue to last at least until the end of September according to Official Letter 3072/UBND-UX just issued on September 15, 2021. Accordingly, the incomes & lives of people/employees are seriously affected, and the "health" of enterprises is also increasingly depleted.
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
A. VIETNAM MACROECONOMICS
Consumer Price Index (CPI) & Inflation
Domestic production
Investment capital from the State Budget
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
State budget revenue and expenditure
Domestic consumption
Business registration status
Import and export
 
B. FINANCIAL MARKET DETAILS
Bank
Stock market
Bond market
 
C. UPDATE OF SOME KEY INDUSTRIES
E-Commerce
Transportation & Logistics
Aviation
Textile, Garment and Footwear
Steel
Cement
Plastic
Seafood
Wooden products
Rubber
Fertilizer
Animal feed
 
D. COMMODITY PRICE
Crude oil price movements and currencies
Price movements of some commodities