Accordingly, the industrial production value of the whole sector during the first six months of 2009 is estimated at VND14.6 billion, accounting for 31% of the year’s target; 8.5% less than for the same period last year. The sector’s turnover reached only VND12.5 billion, equivalent to 29.9% of the year’s plan and a decrease of 7.9% compared to the same period of the previous year.

The report also showed that the ship-building industry’s production value reached only VND10,400 billion, down by 3.3% over the same period last year while that of auto industry was estimated at over VND2,000 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 20.5%.