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At Monday’s press conference announcing socio-economic statistics for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2025, the General Statistics Office leaders discussed with reporters the GDP growth scenario for the whole year.

The bright spot in the 9-month economic picture was the manufacturing sector of key industries, which expanded 8.5% over the same period last year. Exports also contributed significantly to national growth with turnover of goods totaling 349 billion USD, an increase of 16% over the 9-month period of last year.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thuong Lang, Lecturer at the National Economics University, said, “Private investment is on the rise. Foreign investment is well on its way to achieve the annual target of attracting 31-35 billion USD. We have never seen such a beautiful import and export picture. This year, Vietnam can be included in the list of countries with big import and export capability. In particular, Vietnam's exported goods is structured by high-tech manufacturing products which are leading in the world.”

Experts recommended that to achieve the growth target for 2025, Vietnam persistently maintain macroeconomic stability and ensure major balances of the economy. There must be more drastic and timely solutions to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital in the last months of the year.