To anyone who has a clue what this means:

July 3 (Reuters) - Vietnam's economic indicators . * Updated

CURRENCY/INTEREST RATES

*July 2 July 2, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

Dollar/dong 18,544 16,952 17,941

The VN Index 503.65 433.79 494.77

_________2009_________ __2008 __2007

Dec 1 April 10 Feb 1 Dec 22 Feb 1

Base rate 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.5 8.75

Discount rate 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.5 6.00

Refinance rate 8.0 7.0 8.0 9.5 7.50


GDP, pct, y/y

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

6.32 6.18 8.48 8.17 8.44 7.79 7.34 7.08 6.89 6.79

__________2010__________ _______2009________ _______2008_______

~Q4 ~Q3 *Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1

7.1-7.5 6.6-7.0 6.4 5.83 6.99 5.98 4.41 3.14 5.89 5.98 5.85 7.49

NOTE: ~ Forecasts by the P*****ng and Investment Ministry (MPI)

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, pct

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

6.88 22.97 8.3 6.6 8.4 9.5 3.0 4.0 0.8 -0.6

___________2010____________ ______2009___________________

*Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun

y/y 8.7 9.1 9.2 9.5 8.5 7.6 6.5 4.4 3.0 2.4 2.0 3.3 3.9

m/m 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.8 2.0 1.4 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.6

NOTE: Annual inflation rates between 2007 and 2009 are average.

Those in earlier years were yr/yr rates in December.


RETAILS SALES, pct, y/y

Target 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

22.0 18.6 31.0 23.3 20.9 20.5 19.4 18.8 14.5 11.3 9.7

_______2010______ _________2009_____ _________2008_____

*H1 Q1 Jan-Sept H1 Q1 Jan-Sept H1 Q1

26.7 24.1 18.6 20.0 21.9 30.1 30.0 29.2


TRADE ACCOUNT, in billions of dollar

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

-12.3 -18.0 -14.1 -5.06 -4.31 -5.48 -5.12 -3.04 -1.19 -1.15

___________2010_______________ ___________2009_______________

*Jun *May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun

EXP 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.6 3.7 5.0 5.5 4.7 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.7

IMP 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.7 5.0 6.0 7.4 6.8 6.6 6.4 5.8 6.3 5.9

BAL -1.2 -0.9-1.2 -1.1-1.3-1.0 -1.9-2.1-1.6 -1.8-1.3-1.5 -1.2

(Figures for the latest month are rounded-up estimates)


INDUSTRIAL GROWTH, pct, y/y

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

Overall 7.6 14.6 17.1 17.0 17.1 16.6 16.8 14.8 14.6 17.5

___________2010_______________________ ____2009________________

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