In details, the GDP of 2010 will grow by 6.5 percent against the forecast level of 5-5.2 percent for 2009. In which, the inflation will be curbed at about 7 percent equalling to 2009's.

In terms of real prices, total GDP is estimated to be 1,931 trillion dong or $106 billion in 2010, averaging the income of over $1,200 per person a year.

The capital mobilisation for socio-economic investment development of 2010 will be about 801 trillion dong, accounting for 41.5 percent of GDP (lower than the predicted ratio of 42.2 percent for this year) and increasing by 12.8 percent year-on-year. Particularly, the investment capital sourced from the state budget will be 125.5 trillion dong, down 18 percent from 2009 and making up 15.7 percent of total investment development capital. G-bond capital will take up 8.2 percent and surge 22.2 percent compared with the actualised capital of 2009 while the state's investment development credit accounts for 6.9 percent, investment from state owned economy 8.2 percent and from non-state economy 35.1 percent. Notably, FDI attraction of 2010 could be 22.7 percent of total socio-economic investment development capital, jumping 21.3 percent year-on-year.

In the year 2010 trade deficit could be touch $12.75 billion, equivalent with 19.7 percent of total export turnover forecast at $64.65 billion, up 6 percent against 2009. Meanwhile, the import spending could be $77.4 billion, rising by 9 percent. The service export will bring in $6.6 billion, a year-on-year growth of 15.6 percent and the service import will cost $8.1 billion, soaring by over 13 percent.

Vietnam's non-resident payment scale will see a deficit of $8.3 billion, in which the investment deficit will be about $5.5 billion. Capital scale is predicted to witness a surplus of $6.9 billion next year, in which the FDI will be $7 billion in surplus, deficit of short term lending at $200 million, medium and long term lending surplus at $1.1 billion and deposit investment could bring in a deficit of $1.2 billion.

In 2010, the state budgetary overspending is targeted at 6.5 percent of GDP (2009's 6.9 percent). The government's total outstanding loans till December 31, 2010 could be 44 percent of GDP. In which, the state's money collection is estimated at 456.4 trillion dong, up 16.8 percent y-o-y and total spending will be about 581.9 trillion dong, growing by 18.4 percent including 35.49 trillion dong spent on salary reform because the state would raise the minimum salary level to 730,000 dong per month from May 1, 2010.

Vietnam targets to create jobs for 1.6 million people in 2010, higher then 2009's 1.52 million people. In which, 85,000 will be sent abroad.

Thoi Bao Kinh Te Vietnam - 24 septembre 2009