Long An: Industrial production index increased by 5.19 percent in April 2019

Yarn of all kinds is one of the sectors with high growth rates in April 2019
Accumulated, the industrial production index in the first 4 months of 2019 increased by 15.22 percent over the same period last year (the same period increased by 16.24 percent). In which, processing and manufacturing sector increased by 15.21 percent; the sector of electricity production and distribution increased by 16.06 percent; the sector of water supply, management and treatment of rubbish and waste water  increased by 13.96 percent over the same period.

Accordingly, the number of industrial product groups in April 2019 was 75, of which 54/75 groups had growth rates over the same period and 21/75 ones decreased over the same period.

Some industrial products have growth rates such as construction bricks (up 54.5 percent); wall paints (up 46.9 percent); wood products (up 38.6%); finished fabric (up 35.7 percent); plastic products (up 33 percent); pharmaceutical products (up 23.5 percent); finished iron - steel products (up 23.2 percent); yarn of all kinds (up 23.3 percent); garment products (up 16 percent); commercial electricity (up 16.1 percent); mineral water (up 11.8 percent); mineral and chemical fertilizers (up 11.1 percent); rice milling (up 6.7 percent); backpack and bag products (up 5.7 percent); cashew nuts (up 6.8 percent).

Further, industrial products have reduced rates: footwear (down 4.5 percent) and animal feed (down 1.5 percent)./.

By Mai Huong – Translated by Duc Tam