Ninh Binh's economy continues to flourish in July

According to the provincial Statistics Office, the province's industrial production continued to expand in July and maintained relatively high growth as compared to the same period last year, with a year-on-year rise of 17.77%.

In the first seven months of 2024, the index of industrial production (IIP) saw a year-on-year increase of 11.35%.  Of which, the mining industry grew by 17.06%; processing and manufacturing industry up 10.52%; electricity production and distribution up 36.45%; water supply, and waste management and treatment up 4.04%.

Total retail sales of goods in the January-July period exceeded 46 trillion VND, a year-on-year increase of 26.3%.

Most groups of commodities enjoyed high growth, such as food and foodstuff with 17.29 trillion VND (up 30.1%), garments with over 2.33 trillion VND (up 34.3%); and cultural and educational products with 261.2 billion VND (up 42.4%).

The province's total export value reached 281.5 million USD in July, up 8.3% from the same month last year.

In the first seven months of 2024, the total export value was estimated to hit 1.93 billion USD, representing a year-on-year rise of 8.8%.

Some key export staples are footwear with 542.8 million USD; camera and components with 406.6 million USD; cement and clinker with 357 million USD; clothes with 182.8 million USD; and electronic components with 82.2 million USD.

In July, the province's total import value was estimated to hit 284.5 million USD, posting a year-on-year rise of 18.3%.

In the first seven months of 2024, the total import value reached 1.8 billion USD, up 12.6% compared to the same period last year.

In July, Ninh Binh welcomed nearly 406,000 tourist arrivals, up 20.5% year on year.

The number of tourists staying overnight reached 112,400, up 19.3% against the same period of the previous year. 

Total revenue from tourism activities hit 454.6 billion VND, up 13.9% as compared to the same period last year.

In the January-July period, the province served over 6.52 million visitors, posting a rise of 33.8% from the same period last year.

Of the total, over 5.77 million were domestic travellers and 746,800 were international tourists, representing a year-on-year increase of 24.7% and a 3.1-fold rise, respectively.

The number of tourists staying overnight reached more than 1.25 million, up 66.7% against the same period of the previous year. 

Total revenue from tourism activities hit nearly 6.27 trillion VND, up 47.6% as compared to the same period last year.

Translated by Nguyen Thuy