Socio-economic overview in October and the first ten months of 2010

REPORT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC OVERVIEW OF OCTOBER AND THE FIRST TEN MONTHS OF 2010

THE OVERVIEW:

I. ECONOMY:

1. Manufacturing:

1.1.           Industry - construction:

The gross output estimated in the first ten months is 87,871.5 bill. dongs (at fixed 1994 price), getting 86.6% of the plan, rising 17.4% compared to the same period.

1.1.1.  Industrial manufacture:

The estimated industrial output in October 2010  is 8963.8 bill. dongs, up 1.6% against the previous month and in the whole ten months 84218.5 bill.dongs, rising 17.5% compared to the same period and gaining 86.6% of the plan.

Specifically, the Central State Ownership gains, in October, 773.8 bill. dongs , up 72.% against the previous month and in the first ten months 7488.2 bill.dongs,  rising 0.5% compared to the same period and gaining 79.7% of the plan.

The local State ownership gains, in October, 253.4 bill. dongs, 96% as  much as the previous month and in the first ten months 2391.3  bill.dongs, rising 2.3% over the same period and gaining 73.6% of the plan.

The non-state ownership gains, in October, 1199.8 bill.dongs, up 1.2% against the previous month and in the first ten months 10,906.5  bill.dongs, rising 19% over the same period and gaining 84.5% of the plan

The foreign ownership gains, in October, 6736.9 bill.dongs,  up 1.8% against the previous month and in the first ten months 63,432.5 bill.dongs, rising 20.3% over the same period and gaining 85.5% of the plan.

·                     Key industrial sectors:

In the first ten months, eight out of nine industrial sectors all over the province have their output value increased against the same period as followed:

+ Building material exploitation and production: the output goes up 14.3% over the same period

+ Agricultural produce and foods processing: the output increases by 25.5% against the same period

+ Textile, garment and footwear: the output increases by 22.1% against the same period

+ Wood and bamboo processing: the output increases by 17.9% against the same period

+ Paper and Publishing: the output increases by  8.4% against the same period

+ Chemicals, rubber and plastic: the output increases by 9.5% against the same period

+ Machinery: the output increases by 20% against the same period

+ Electricity and Electronics: the output increases by 8.5% against the same period

+ Power and Water: the output is just as 59% as much as the same period. The reason for this dramatic low output is due to prolonged dry season

1.1.2.  Construction:

In the first ten months, the construction sector gains 3653 bill. dongs, up 15.4% over the same period (at constant price)

1.2.           The output value of the agriculture, forestry and fishery:

1.2.1. Agricultural production:

a/ Farming:

Seasonal crops: The total planted area up to October 10, 2010 is 61,925ha, gaining 91.1% of the plan and 90.6% as much as the same period. This area includes 46,459ha of cereals (92.2% of the plan, 90.3% as much as the same period); 921ha of vegetable and bean (60.6% of the plan, or 58.2% over the same period); 8253 food crops (95.2% of the plan, 95.6% as much as the same period)and 5228 annual industrial crops (84.6% of the plan, 94.6% as much as the same period)

The planted area of seasonal crops of districts, town and Bien Hoa City

2.                  Trade and service:

2.1.1.   Domestic market:

Total estimated retail sales value in October is 5249.9 bill. dongs, up 3% against the previous month, and in the first ten months 43611.7 bill.dongs, 76.2% of the plan, up 24.5% over the same period, of which Trade sector, restaurant –hotel sector, service sector and tourism sector gain 35779.4bill. dongs (up 24.1%), 3306.3 bill. dongs (up 30.5%), 4506.5 bill. dongs (up 23.1%) and 19.5 bill. dongs (up 28.5%) respectively.

State economic sector:

Estimated total retail sales in October is 379.7 bill. dongs, up 2.9%  against the previous month and in the first ten months is 3100.7 bill.dongs, gaining 80.9% of the plan, up 16.7% over the same period

Non state economic sector:

Total retail sales in October is 4824.4 bill. dongs, up 3% against the previous month and in the first ten months is 38,032.3 bill.dongs, gaining 75.3% of the plan, up 25.4% over the same period

Foreign-invested sector:

Total retail sales in October is 225.9 bill. dongs, up 3.3 % against the previous month and in the first ten months is 2478.7 bill.dongs, gaining 86.2% of the plan, up 20.3% over the same period

2.2.2. Market price:

Price index in October 2010 compared to September 2010 went up 0.7% and 6.4% compared to December 2009

Gold and USD index: in October 2010, gold price rose 7.3% compared to the previous month and rose 11.8% compared to December 2009; USD price has gone up 0.8% compared to the previous month and 1.9% compared to December 2009

2.1.3. Post and Telecommunications

Post and Telecommunications:

Revenues of this sector in October 2010 is 162.5 bill. Dongs and in the first ten months is 1863.5 bill.dongs, gaining  95.6% of the plan. The telephone rate in October is 121.4 pieces over 100 people

Rate of local population having access to the internet in in October  is 20.4%

2.1.4. Finance:

Budget revenues: total budget revenues in the first ten months is 15,693.6 bill. dongs (including 494.953 bill. dongs gained grom lottery), up 9% compared to the estimate

Budget expenditure: total local budget expenditure in the first ten months is 5271.7bill. dongs, getting 82% compared to the estimate

2.1.5. Banking activities:

Capital source: local mobilized capital till October 31, 2010 is estimated at 47,090 bill. dongs, up 19% compared to December 31, 2009. This capital includes 28,454 bill. dongs from savings, (accounting for 60.4% of the total capital, up 31.2% compared to December 31, 2009) and 18,636 bill. dongs from economic organizations (accounting for 39.6% of the total capital, up 4.2% compared to December 31, 2009)

Outstanding loans: the total outstanding by late October 2010 is estimated 43,039 bill.dongs, up 17% compared to December 31, 2009. Specifically, short-term outstanding is 27,573 bill. Dongs, up 13.7% compared to December 31, 2009; medium and long-term outstanding loans is 14,466 bill. dongs (accounting for 33.61% of the total outstanding,  up 24.2% compared to December 31, 2009)

2.2 Export – import:

Export:  export turnover in October is US$ 628 million, up 2.6% against the previous month and in the first ten months is US$ 6021 million, gaining 85.4% of the plan, up 25.6% over the same period, including the turnover gained from:

Central enterprises: in October US$ 14.2 million, up 1.8% against the previous month and in the first ten months US$ 138.5 million, achieving 86.6% of the plan, up 14.2% over the same period

Local enterprises: in October US$ 31 million, up 2.5% against the previous month and in the first ten months US$ 338.5 million, achieving 86.6% of the plan, up 16.8% over the same period

Foreign invested enterprises: in October US$ 582.9 million, up 2.6% against the previous month and in the first ten months US$ 5534.4 million, achieving 85.3% of the plan, up 26.5% over the same period

Import: the turnover  in October is estimated at 742.5 million USD, up 1.8% against the previous month and in the first ten months US$ 7259 million, achieving 97.4% of the plan, up 37.3% over the same period including from central enterprises in October 3.7 million USD (up 1.3% against the previous month) in the first ten months 55.1 million USD (78.7% of the plan , up 10.2% over the same period), from local enterprises in October 8.4 million USD (up 1.5% against the previous month) in the first ten months 122.3 million USD (84.3% of the plan , up 12.4% over the same period), from foreign-invested enterprises in October 730.4 million USD (up 1.8% against the previous month) in the first ten months 7081.7 million USD (97.8% of the plan , up 38.1% over the same period). Local key import products are fertilizer, production feedstock, raw cashews, medicine and  tobacco feedstock

3.                  Transportation:

Freight volume and freight volume traffic in the first ten months is estimated at 23.16 million metric tons and 1694.2 million metric tons per kilometer, rising 6.3% and 6.5% over the same period respectively, including: 231.2 thousand metric tons and 9451 thousand metric tons per kilometer from state transportation (up 32.6% and 2.8% respectively);

  Freightvolume passing through Dong Nai Port is estimated, in the first ten months, at 2766 thousand metric tons, going up 9% against the same period.

 Passenger volume and passenger volume traffic in the first ten months is estimated at 45.09 million persons and 2617.4 million persons per kilometer, increasing 8.1% and 8.6% respectively, including: 5977 thousand persons and 207,924 thousand persons per km from state passenger transportation, up 2.1% and 2.3% respectively; 31,111  thousand persons and 2,409,476 thousand persons per kilometer from non-state passenger transportation, increasing 9% and 9.1% respectively.

4.                  Development investment:

Total capital for investment and construction in the first ten months is around 26,975.4 bill. dongs, achieving 84.2% of the plan, up 15.5% over the same period.

5. Foreign investment attraction: the total newly registered and increasing capital, from the beginning of the year to October 20 2010, is US$ 908.5 million, achieving 60.6 percent of the year’s plan, 32.6% as much as the same period. This capital includes 36 new projects with the registered capital valued at US$ 85.4 mill and 57 capital increasing licenses with the supplement capital valued at US$ 823.2 million.

Up to October 20 2010, there are 984 valid licenses whose registered capital is US$ 18.1 billion

6. Domestic Capital Attraction:

Total domestic investment capital via investment certificates is, in the first ten months, 29,271.1 bill. dongs (30 projects), 16.9 percent higher than planned, 56.6% as much as the same period. Up to October 18 2010, there are 254 domestic investment certificates whose registered capital is 137,357 bill. dongs.

7. Development of state enterprises:

Total capital registered from state business sectors, in the first ten months, estimated at 16,335 bill. dongs (including the newly and increasing registered one), up 48.5% compared to the plan and up 28.8% compared to the same period. These enterprises include 1780 newly established ones, up 0.62% over the same period with the total registered capital of  8985 bill. dongs and 430 turns of enterprises whose supplement capital is 7350 bill. dongs

Up to this time, there are totally 11780 state enterprises in the province with the total registered capital of over 87,335 bill. dongs (including supplement registered capital

II. Culture – Social affairs:

1/ Social welfares and policies:

In October, 7490 people were provided with jobs. Among them, 5564 people were sent to enterprises,1926 people had jobs via socio-economic programs and 10 people were trained and sent abroad for working. In the whole ten months, this number is 81,300 people (gaining 95.6% of the plan).

Also in October, 5796 people were graduate from vocational training courses (up 1306 people over the same period) and in the whole ten months, this number is 60,347 people in total (gaining 100.3% of the plan)

Poverty reduction work: In October, around 250 turns of poor households are given loans worth some 3.5 bill.dongs

Send 31 subjects addicted to drugs to Centre for Labour and Social Education for them to cure their disease, overcome the addiction and learn to do a work

Disseminate the Law on domestic violence regarding children, the law on protecting, caring and educating children …

2/ External Affairs:

43 delegations with 75 people went on business or traveled for personal purposes in USA, Hong Kong, Russia, Sweden, Swiss, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Canada and Japan

14 foreign delegations paid visit to the province for such purposes as organization of seminars, training or making interviews,

Do duties on management of passports and those going abroad as assigned

3/ National Defense and Security:

Security and social order were basically maintained. Crime and social order were as follows:

Social order offence: criminal offence fell 5 cases compared to the previous month

Economic management offence fell 1 case compared to the previous month

Environment protection offence fell 8 cases compared to the previous month

Road traffic accident occurred 26 cases, falling 1 case ; Railway accident happened 1 case. The reason was the victim lay on the railway

Fire:1 case; explosion 1 case

Do a survey and collection information about number of inhabitants all over Bien Hoa City

Above is the  overview of socio-economic situation in October and the first ten months

On Behalf of People’s Committee

For The Chairman

                                                                           Vice Chairman

                                                                          Dinh Quoc Thai

                                                                           (Signed)