The value of Hanoi’s industrial production saw a 21.6 percent increase in March, bringing the figure in the first quarter to 12.4 percent.
All economic sectors including state, non-state and foreign-invested experienced the recovery, in which the non-state sector contributed the highest increase of 23.7 percent.
17 out of 20 industries in the centrally-run sector enjoyed the surge, including ore mining, paper production and vehicle manufacturing.
The biggest increase in the local state sector belonged to the food processing industry with 63.6 percent while the precision equipment production industry in the non-state sector experienced the fastest growth of 90.7 percent.
The foreign-invested sector also achieved impressive growths in all production areas, with machinery and electrical equipment manufacturing increasing by 23.2 and 25.3 percent, respectively.