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Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan, Director of Dong Nai Statistics Office spoke at the press conference.

Accordingly, the province's Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in 2021 (compared to 2010 index) is estimated at more than VND214.3 trillion, up 2.15% over the same period (not meeting the 8.5% target of the provincial resolution. In which: agriculture, forestry and fishery increased by 3.01%; industry-construction increased by 3.21%; services decreased by 1.6% and product tax increased by 4.11%. This is the year with the lowest increase compared to previous years. In the context that the Covid-19 pandemic has seriously affected all aspects of the economy and society, achieving such growth is a success of Dong Nai in realizing the dual goal of disease prevention and economic development.

In industrial production, due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, a series of businesses stopped production and business, leading to disruptions in the supply chain of raw materials, products, unemployment, and inventory. However, entering the fourth quarter of 2021, the epidemic was basically under control, all sectors of the economy in the province entered a new normal state, so industrial production gradually recovered, but it was still slow and the difficulties are still existing.

In the field of import and export of goods, in 2021, export turnover reached more than US$21.8 billion, up 16.16% over the same period. In which: The State economy reached US$511.3 million, up 12.2%; Non-state economy reached more than US$4.2 billion, down 1.4%; FDI economy reached nearly US$17.1 billion, up 21.67%. Import turnover is estimated at nearly US$18.7 billion, up 27.55% over the same period, accordingly, the trade balance in 2021 scored a trade surplus of more than US$3.1 billion, an impressive figure during the epidemic period.

In addition, By December 20, 2021, Dong Nai attracted more than US$1.2 billion of foreign investment capital and more than US$13.3 trillion of domestic investment.

At the press conference, representatives of relevant departments and agencies also exchanged and answered some questions from a number of press agencies about policies to attract investment, develop green industrial zones, relocation of Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Zones, etc. as well as issues related to the import and export situation of the locality.                                                                                               

Vi Quan