Vietnam: Industrial production accelerates in January
Latest reading: Industrial production rose 21.5% in annual terms in January, following a 10.1% increase in the previous month. January’s reading was the strongest since April 2021 and was boosted by an improvement in new orders plus a calendar effect, as January 2026 had six more working days than the same period last year.
Relative to the prior month’s figures, readings in January improved for manufacturing (+23.6% on a year-on-year basis vs +10.9% in December), electricity (+14.1% vs +11.2% in December), mining and quarrying (+10.3% vs +0.2% in December) and water supply (+13.6% vs +6.3% in December).