Binh Dinh’s GRDP highest in central key economic zone
The central coastal province of Binh Dinh’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) this year was estimated at nearly 50 trillion VND (2.16 million USD), a year-on-year surge of 3.61 percent.
Binh Dinh (VNA) – The central coastal province of Binh Dinh’sgross regional domestic product (GRDP) this year was estimated at nearly 50trillion VND (2.16 million USD), a year-on-year surge of 3.61 percent.
Head of the provincial Statistic Office Nguyen Thi My said that although thisis the lowest during the 2011-2020 period, it is still higher than those of otherlocalities in the central key economic zone, including Thua Thua Thien-Hue (up2.06 percent), Da Nang (down 9.77 percent), Quang Nam (down 6.98 percent), andQuang Ngai (and 1.02 percent).
In the year, the agro-forestry-fishery sector contributed over 13.7 trillionVND to the GRDP, industry and construction more than 14.3 trillion VND, andservice over 19.4 trillion VND.
Local agro-forestry-fishery production faced challenges in 2020 due to a streakof consecutive natural disasters, she said, adding crop cultivation topped153,000 hectares, a year-on-year fall of 2.6 percent, while plantation of perennial trees declined0.1 percent to over 19,400 hectares.
The husbandry sector made a good recovery from the African swine fever, withthe total pig herd reaching over 667,000 heads, up 2.6 percent as compared tothe previous year. Meanwhile, the province’s seafood output was reckoned atnearly 264,000 tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 2.6 percent.
In the COVID year, the province saw 74 enterprises dissolved, and 357 othersceasing operation. However, with rising optimism in the local production, theprovince had 1,028 newly-established firms, who registered over 8 trillion VNDfor their operation and created jobs for nearly 12,000 workers.
Also in the year, Binh Dinh province’s budget collection reached some 12.2 trillionVND, with domestic collection topping 11.3 trillion VND, surpassing theestimate by 25.9 percent./.
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Quy Nhon port in Binh Dinh province (Photo: VNA) 
