DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROMOTION MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROMOTION MINISTRY OF COMMERCE. ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT VIETNAM COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS REPORT (January – September 2013)

Contents 1 Vietnam basic information 2 Overview of Economy in Vietnam 3 Trade Volume between Vietnam and Global 4 Evaluation Thai Trade Center HCM 8 th floor. Unit 4. Saigon Center Building 65 Le Loi Boulevard. Dist 1. HCMC Tel: + 84 8 39141838 Fax: + 84 8 39141864 Email: ttc_hcmc@vnn. vn

1. Vietnam basic information Official name Official languague The Socialist Republic of Vietnamese Population 88. 78 millions habitants as of 2012 (Male: 43. 92 mil; Female: 44. 86 mil) • Workforce over age of 15: 52. 58 mil (Male: 51. 3%; Female: 48. 7%) • Jobless rate: 3. 25% Economy • Currency: VND • GDP (nominal): US $138 billions, GDP (nominal) per capita: US $1. 527 (2012) • Inflation rate: 6. 81% (2012) Religion • Buddhism (7. 66%), Catholic (6. 39%), Hoa Hao (1. 61%), Cao Dai (0. 91%). . • Irreligion: 82. 37% (2009)

2. Overview of Economy in Vietnam GDP during first 9 months of 2013 (according to curent price) Sector Value (billion VND) Percentage (%) Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery 432. 015 17. 85 Industry and Construction 916. 616 37. 86 1. 072. 250 44. 29 2. 420. 881 100. 00 Service Total (Source: Vietnam General Statistic Office) Thai Trade Center HCM 8 th floor. Unit 4. Saigon Center Building 65 Le Loi Boulevard. Dist 1. HCMC Tel: + 84 8 39141838 Fax: + 84 8 39141864 Email: ttc_hcmc@vnn. vn

2. Overview of Economy in Vietnam GDP growth rate during first 9 months of 2013 GDP growth rate (%) Items 2011 2012 2013 3. 74 2. 50 2. 39 Industry and Construction 6. 75 5. 76 5. 20 Service 6. 43 5. 66 6. 25 Total 6. 03 5. 10 5. 14 Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (Source: Vietnam General Statistic Office) Thai Trade Center HCM 8 th floor. Unit 4. Saigon Center Building 65 Le Loi Boulevard. Dist 1. HCMC Tel: + 84 8 39141838 Fax: + 84 8 39141864 Email: ttc_hcmc@vnn. vn

2. Overview of Economy in Vietnam CPI situation (Sept 2012 – Sept 2013) (Source: Vietnam National Financial Supervisory Commission) Thai Trade Center HCM 8 th floor. Unit 4. Saigon Center Building 65 Le Loi Boulevard. Dist 1. HCMC Tel: + 84 8 39141838 Fax: + 84 8 39141864 Email: ttc_hcmc@vnn. vn

2. Overview of Economy in Vietnam CPI during first 9 months of 2013 Items No. Growth rate (%) 1 Food & Service 102. 02 2 Beverage and Cigarette 104. 20 3 Apparel, Hat and Shoes 108. 24 4 Appartment and Construction component 104. 95 5 Houseware products 105. 25 6 Medicine and Medical service 154. 91 7 Traffic 105. 13 8 Postal & Telecommunications 99. 54 9 Education 114. 98 10 Culture, Entertainment and Tourism 104. 12 11 Others Products and Services 107. 51 Total 106. 83 (Source: Vietnam General Statistic Office )

2. Overview of Economy in Vietnam Investment during first 9 months of 2013 Value (1000 Billions VND) Percentage (%) Growth rate (%) State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) 297. 3 39. 3 104. 2 Private Enterprises 280. 0 37. 1 108. 5 FDIs 178. 6 23. 6 105. 6 Total 755. 9 100. 0 106. 1 (Source: Vietnam General Statistic Office) Thai Trade Center HCM 8 th floor. Unit 4. Saigon Center Building 65 Le Loi Boulevard. Dist 1. HCMC Tel: + 84 8 39141838 Fax: + 84 8 39141864 Email: ttc_hcmc@vnn. vn

2. Overview of Economy in Vietnam Foreign direct investment (FDI) licensed from 01/01 - 20/09/2013 No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Countries Singapore South Korea Japan Russia Hong. Kong Thailand Taiwan Cayman China UK Germany Australia US Denmark Neitherland France No. of Project Registed Capital (Million USD) 72 247 210 8 41 22 41 2 53 6 15 16 24 4 14 13 2695 2237 1123 1018 584 316 287 264 169 124 88 66 49 41 39 36 (Source: Vietnam General Statistic Office)

3. Trade Volume between Vietnam and Global Trade Statistic during first 9 months (2008 – 2013) Export Import Trade Balance (9 months) (Source: Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade)

3. Trade Volume between Vietnam and Global Trade statistics between Vietnam and Global during first 9 months of 2013 Unit: Billion USD Items Trade Volume 2013 2012 167. 006 193. 050 Export 83. 385 96. 463 Import 83. 621 96. 587 -236 -124 Trade Balance (Source: Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade) Thai Trade Center HCM 8 th floor. Unit 4. Saigon Center Building 65 Le Loi Boulevard. Dist 1. HCMC Tel: + 84 8 39141838 Fax: + 84 8 39141864 Email: ttc_hcmc@vnn. vn

3. Trade Volume between Vietnam and Global Trade statistics between Vietnam and Thailand during first 9 months of 2013 Unit: Million USD Items 2012 2013 Trade Volume 6. 159 6. 890 Export 1. 911 2. 321 Import 4. 249 4. 569 -2. 338 -2. 248 Trade Balance (Source: Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade) Thai Trade Center HCM 8 th floor. Unit 4. Saigon Center Building 65 Le Loi Boulevard. Dist 1. HCMC Tel: + 84 8 39141838 Fax: + 84 8 39141864 Email: ttc_hcmc@vnn. vn

3. Trade Volume between Vietnam and Global Total retail sales during 9 months of 2013 Unit: Billion VND 2013 No Items I In term of economic categories 1 2 3 4 5 State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Group Individual Personal FDIs II In term of economics sectors 1 2 3 4 Commercial Hotel. Restaurant Tourism Services Total 9 MONTHS Aug Sept 21, 791 2, 257 109, 391 78, 004 7, 753 21, 986 2, 302 112, 046 79, 101 7, 853 100. 9 102. 0 102. 4 101. 3 207, 158 17, 428 833, 683 610, 919 48, 206 192, 192 20, 223 972, 896 681, 416 65, 285 92. 8 116. 0 116. 7 111. 5 135. 4 9. 9 1. 0 50. 4 35. 3 3. 4 219, 196 167, 861 26, 803 1, 848 22, 683 219, 196 223, 288 171, 601 26, 993 1, 864 22, 830 223, 288 101. 9 102. 2 100. 7 100. 9 100. 6 101. 9 1, 717, 394 1, 325, 895 202, 638 17, 587 171, 274 1, 717, 394 1, 932, 012 1, 484, 290 233, 039 18, 003 196, 680 1, 932, 012 112. 5 111. 9 115. 0 102. 4 114. 8 112. 5 2012 2013 Growth rate (%) PERCENTAFGE (%) Growth rate (%) 76. 8 12. 1 0. 9 10. 2 100. 0 (Source: Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade)

VIETNAM EXPORT SITUATION Exportation in terms of product 9/2013 (Unit: Million USD) 2013 No I 1 2 II Total State-Owned Enterprises FDIs - Including crude oil - Excluding crude oil Main Product A Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries products (Rice, Rubber, Coffee. …) B Fuel and Mental (Coal, Crude Oil, Fuel. . . ) C Processing industry (Candy and Cereal, Chemical product, Shoes, Aparel, Wood product, …) D Other product Aug Sept 11, 923 11, 300 3, 991 7, 932 7, 289 3, 806 7, 494 6, 900 1, 767 9 months Percentage (%) Value 2012 2013 Percentage (%) 83, 385 96, 463 115. 7 94. 8 95. 4 94. 5 94. 7 31, 142 52, 243 46, 008 32, 514 63, 949 58, 449 104. 4 122. 4 127. 0 1, 682 15, 759 14, 728 93. 5 768 766 95. 2 8, 723 7, 235 82. 9 8, 445 7, 887 99. 8 53, 209 67, 243 126. 4 942 965. 3 93. 4 5, 695 7, 256 127. 4 (Source: Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade)

VIETNAM EXPORT SITUATION Exportation in terms of market 9/2013 (Unit: Million USD) 2013 No I COUNTRY Asian 1 South East Asia 2 East Asia 3 Middle South Asia 4 West Asia II Europe 1 EU 27 2 East, South Europe III America 1 North America 2 South America 3 Latin America & Caribes IV Africa 1 North Afica 2 Other African countries V Australasia VI Other Markets Total 9 months Aug Sept 11, 923 6, 125 1, 614 3, 620 276 615 2, 384 2, 142 242 1, 987 1, 729 18 240 218 11, 300 5, 857 1, 543 3, 466 262 586 2, 266 2, 036 229 1, 922 1, 678 17 227 208 Percentage (%) 94. 8 95. 6 477. 9 94. 9 95. 3 95. 0 94. 9 96. 7 97. 0 94. 9 94. 6 95. 5 34 33 95. 3 184 361 847 176 342 706 83, 385 44, 041 12, 425 27, 096 1, 614 2, 907 16, 237 14, 231 2, 006 16, 905 15, 406 77 1, 421 1448 96, 463 49, 713 13, 986 28, 609 2, 302 4, 816 19, 793 17, 887 1, 906 19, 177 17, 174 125 1, 877 1541 Percentage (%) 115. 7 112. 9 112. 6 105. 6 142. 6 165. 7 121. 9 125. 7 95. 0 113. 4 111. 5 162. 8 132. 1 106. 5 344 307 89. 1 2012 2013 95. 5 1, 103 1, 235 111. 9 94. 7 2, 361 2, 582 109. 4 83. 3 2, 393 3, 656 152. 7 (Source: Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade)

VIETNAM IMPORT SITUATION Importation in terms of product 9/2013 Unit: Million USD 2013 PRODUCTS No I Total Value AUG 9 MONTHS PERCENTAGE (%) SEP 2012 PERCENTAGE (%) 2013 11, 319 11, 600 102. 5 83, 621 96, 587 115. 5 SOEs 4, 967 5, 100 102. 7 39, 960 42, 088 105. 3 FDIs 6, 352 6, 500 102. 3 43, 660 54, 499 124. 8 II Main Products A Products need importing (Wheat. soybean. milk. medicine and chemical product. car. phone. mobilephone. …) 9, 973 9, 984 100. 1 73, 630 84, 742 115. 1 B Import products need controlling (vegettable. gems. precious metal. …) 375 385 102. 8 3, 246 3, 344 103. 0 489 455 93. 1 3, 804 4, 318 113. 5 482 776 160. 9 2, 941 4, 184 142. 3 D Limited import products (Motobike. cellphone. …) Other products III Import surplus - Export surplus -604 300 236 124 Import surplus- Export surplus Rate -5. 1 2. 7 0. 3 0. 1 C (Source: Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade)

VIETNAM IMPORT SITUATION Importation in terms of market Unit: Million USD 2013 No COUNTRY I II Asia South East Asia South Middle Asia West Asia Europe EU 27 Some of West. East and North Europe III America North America Latin America and Caribe IV Africa North Africa Other African countries V Australasia VI Other Markets Total 9 months Percentage 2013 (%) Aug Sep Percentage (%) 11, 319 9, 030 1, 771 11, 600 9, 276 1, 825 102. 7 103. 1 83, 621 66, 457 15, 434 96, 587 77, 943 15, 860 115. 5 117. 3 102. 8 6, 768 231 260 1, 070 6, 947 237 267 1, 098 102. 6 102. 7 102. 6 47, 506 1, 775 1, 742 7, 505 57, 749 2, 236 2, 099 8, 550 121. 6 126. 0 120. 5 113. 9 923 947 6, 303 7, 273 147 726 417 309 59 151 744 427 317 61 1, 202 5, 869 3, 976 1, 894 255 1, 277 6, 281 4, 141 2, 139 382 59 191 242 61 197 225 2012 102. 6 102. 4 102. 5 102. 4 102. 6 103. 5 102. 9 92. 9 255 1, 646 1, 889 382 1, 475 1, 957 115. 4 106. 3 107. 0 104. 2 113. 0 149. 6 89. 6 103. 6 (Source: Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade)

4. Evaluation v Affected by world economy v A decline of purchasing power, of agricultural products price v Difficulties in exporting v Unfavorable weather Thai Trade Center HCM 8 th floor. Unit 4. Saigon Center Building 65 Le Loi Boulevard. Dist 1. HCMC Tel: + 84 8 39141838 Fax: + 84 8 39141864 Email: ttc_hcmc@vnn. vn

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROMOTION MINISTRY OF COMMERCE. ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT