SUMMARY
 
Macro data in the first 2 months of 2024 show many positive signs of recovery of the Vietnamese economy:
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) increased.
Export turnover and trade surplus both reached record levels compared to the same period last year.
Registered and disbursed FDI capital was quite high right from the beginning of the year.
The total retail sales of consumer goods in the country increased over the same period.
The number of newly established enterprises and the number of enterprises returning to operation both increased.
 
However, it is still necessary to note one point that could hinder the recovery: People's consumer demand is still weak. And the ability to grow world aggregate demand in general and Vietnam's exports in particular needs to be further verified in the coming months,...
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
A. GENERAL PERCEPTION
 
B. OVERVIEW OF MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
 
C. VIETNAM MACROECONOMICS
Consumer Price Index (CPI) & Price of some essential commodities
Domestic production situation
Domestic consumption scale
Import and Export
Investment (State sector investment & FDI)
Business registration status
State budget
 
D. FINANCIAL MARKET
Credit system
Corporate Bonds
Government Bonds
Stock market
 
E. UPDATE OF SOME KEY INDUSTRIES
Tourism
Transportation & Logistics
Steel
Cement
Textile, Garment and Footwear
Fertilizer
Animal feed
Seafood
Rubber
Agricultural products 
 
F. COMMODITY PRICE
Currency pairs
Crude oil prices & Some types of commodities
International freight rates