The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho recorded an 8.04% growth in GDRP in the first six months of 2022, the highest for the recent three years, heard a recent review conference of the city’s Party Committee.
Seafood processing for export in a company in Can Tho (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – The Mekong Delta city of Can Thorecorded an 8.04% growth in GDRP in the first six months of 2022, the highestfor the recent three years, heard a recent review conference of the city’sParty Committee.
Le Thanh Tam, Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment,said the growth rate is the second highest among the five centrally-run citiesin the country.
Specifically,the agro-forestry-fishery sector expanded by 3.28%, industry-construction 11.8%and services 7.62%, contributing 0.4%, 3.56% and 3.95% to the overall growthrate, respectively.
The Index of Industrial Production picked up 12.86% year-on-year, while the exportturnover of goods and services top 1.1 billion USD, up 15.16%. Total revenuesfrom retails and services were estimated at 55.5 trillion VND (2.39 billionUSD), an increase of 21.09%.
However, the low disbursement of public investment has affectedthe growth of some sectors, such as construction with a growth rate of 4.88%.
The director said the planning and investment sector will workclosely with other sectors to implement tasks to promote economic recovery anddevelopment in the remaining months of the year.
Hesaid if set plans and measures are implemented well, the city is likely to achievea GRDP growth of over 9%, exceeding the target./.
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Seafood processing for export in a company in Can Tho (Photo: VNA) 
