2026.04.0405:25:03UTC+00Vietnam Industrial Output Growth Quickens Strongly

Vietnam’s industrial production grew 6.9% year-on-year in March 2026, a sharp acceleration from an upwardly revised 0.6% increase in February, supported by stronger activity as operations resumed following the Lunar New Year holiday. Output expanded markedly in manufacturing (7.5% vs. 1.2% in February) and in water supply, waste management, and wastewater treatment (12.1% vs. 1.0%). Meanwhile, activity rebounded in mining and quarrying (2.6% vs. -4.0%), as well as in electricity and gas supply (4.6% vs. -1.2%). On a monthly basis, industrial output jumped 18.8%. Over the first quarter of the year, industrial production rose 9.0% compared with the same period in 2025.