According to data recently released by the Department of Statistics of Nam Dinh province , in February 2025, industrial establishments in the province returned to production after the Lunar New Year holiday, helping the industrial production index in the first two months of the year increase sharply compared to the same period last year.

“ With the goal of achieving double-digit growth by 2025, in the joint efforts of the entire political system to streamline the apparatus, towards stronger, more effective and efficient operations, the results achieved by the provincial industry in the first two months of the year are a positive start for 2025 to break through with the new era of the country ,” the report stated.

Nam Dinh's industrial production in February 2025 and the first two months of the year grew by double digits. Illustrative photo

The industrial production index in February 2025 increased by 22.74% over the same period last year. Compared to the previous month, the mining industry decreased by 41.09%; the processing and manufacturing industry decreased by 8.02%; electricity and gas production and distribution decreased by 0.09%; water supply, waste and wastewater treatment decreased by 5.93%.

In the first two months of the year, the industrial production index is estimated to have increased by 17.69% over the same period last year. Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry increased by 17.95%, contributing 17.61 percentage points to the overall increase; the electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning production and distribution industry increased by 0.29%, contributing 0.01 percentage point; the water supply, waste and wastewater management and treatment industry increased by 16.26%, contributing 0.24 percentage points; the mining industry alone decreased by 45.94%, decreasing by 0.17 percentage points due to the colder and rainier weather than the same period last year, and salt workers returning to the salt fields later after Tet.

Some secondary industries accounting for a large proportion of the entire industry had a sharp increase in the industrial production index in the first two months of the year compared to the same period last year: Production of medicine, pharmaceutical chemicals and medicinal materials increased by 36.37%; food production and processing increased by 32.86%; production of leather and related products increased by 26.15%; production of beds, cabinets, tables and chairs increased by 15.73%; textiles increased by 15.34%...

In terms of industrial products, compared to the first two months of 2024, the volume of industrial products in the first two months of this year increased sharply in a number of key industries: Fabrics of all kinds increased by 21.18%; wooden tables and chairs of all kinds increased by 15.62%; rattan and bamboo products of all kinds increased by 15.30%; ready-made clothes increased by 10.98%; shoes and sandals increased by 3.50%; iron and steel doors and windows increased by 1.78%...

Notably, the computer products of QMH Computer Co., Ltd. (under Quanta Group) are new products that have emerged in the area since the end of 2024 with large volumes and brought in revenue of about 1,500 billion VND in January 2025. It is estimated that in February 2025, the output of this product increased by 11.76% compared to the previous month. This is a strong driving force to help Nam Dinh's industrial production in February as well as the first two months of 2025 grow strongly.

Corresponding to the increase in industrial production index, the labor utilization index of industrial production enterprises in February 2025 in Nam Dinh province increased by 3.06% compared to the previous month and increased by 5.75% compared to the same period last year.

In the first two months of the year, the labor utilization index increased by 3.75% compared to the same period last year. Of which, state-owned enterprises increased by 4.90%, non-state enterprises decreased by 3.61% and foreign-invested enterprises increased by 7.19% compared to the same period last year.