Contrary to the predictions by the General Statistics Office (GSO), foreign-made vehicles are still being imported into Vietnam in larger and larger quantities.

Foreign investors registered 10.45 billion USD in investment capital in Vietnam in the past eight months, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The consumer price index (CPI) in August rose by 0.24 percent against July and 1.97 percent when compared to the same period last year, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The export growth of almost all commodities in August fell sharply or made no headway after last month’s slight recovery.

The leather and footwear sector is estimated to earn 4.59 billion USD from export this year, equal to last year’s figure but down 10 percent from its yearly target, according to Nguyen Thi Tong, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association.

Coffee export volumes increased in the first seven months of this year but the total value declined, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said.

The country exported 67,000 tonnes of tea in the first seven months of this year, earning 83 million USD, the Vietnam Tea Association said.

Vietnam earned 245 million USD from fruit and vegetable exports in the first seven months of the year, down slightly by 0.2 percent over the same period in 2008, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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