Central-Central Highlands region reports growth in industry & trade
Central-Central Highlands region reports good growth in industry & trade
The industry and trade sector in 15 cities and provinces in the central – Central Highlands region registered a good growth rate that is higher than the national average in the first half.
Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – The industry and tradesector in 15 cities and provinces in the central – Central Highlands regionregistered a good growth rate that is higher than the national average in thefirst six months of the year.
The sector reviewed the performance at a conference in thecentral province of Thua Thien-Hue on July 12.
It was reported at the conference that in the first half,industrial production in the region hit 179 trillion VND (7.78 billion USD).Several localities registered high growth, including Gia Lai (up 21.6 percent),Quang Tri (15.7 percent), Thua Thien-Hue (13.5 percent) and Da Nang (11.8percent).
The total retail and service revenue reached 312 trillionVND (14.1 billion USD), up 14.4 percent year-on-year, achieving 49.6 percent ofthe yearly target.
Vice Chairman of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’sCommittee Nguyen Van Phuong asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to helpwith the development of infrastructure in industrial clusters, especially thoseregarding waste treatment, as well as provide funding for localities to developtrade in remote, mountainous and island areas.
Between now and the year-end, the regional industry andtrade sector targets achieving 189.1 trillion VND worth of industrialproduction, bringing the total value this year to 368 trillion VND.
The total retail and consumption revenue is due to hit 317trillion VND in the latter half of the year.
The region aims to earn 3.7 billion USD from exports inorder to achieve the year’s target of 7.6 billion USD.-VNA
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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
