SUMMARY
 
The General Statistics Office has just announced many less positive Q1/2023 macro data. The country's GDP in Q1/2023 only increased by 3.32% over the same period in 2022. This is Q1 with the second-lowest growth rate since 2011 until now. Even some large industrial cities recorded negative growth in GRDP (such as Bac Ninh, Quang Nam, Ba Ria Vung Tau, and Vinh Phuc).
 
Although there are still many difficulties, the economic picture is forecasted to be less difficult in Q2/2023 and gradually improve in the following quarters (if there are not too big & unexpected world economic and political developments). However, the recovery of the domestic economy is expected to be slow.
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
A. OVERVIEW
General perception
Overview of macroeconomic indicators
Brief review of some industries
 
B. VIETNAM MACROECONOMICS
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Domestic production
Domestic consumption
Import and export
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Business registration status
State budget
Investment capital for social development
 
C. FINANCIAL MARKET
Credit system
Corporate Bonds
Government Bonds
Stock market
 
D. UPDATE OF SOME KEY INDUSTRIES
Insurance
Electricity
Transportation & Logistics
Tourism
Steel
Cement
Textile, Garment and Footwear
Fertilizer
Animal feed
Seafood
Rubber
Wood
Rice
Cashew
 
E. COMMODITY PRICE
Crude oil price movements and currencies
Price movements of some commodities
International freight rates