Inventories are still concerns of the business

Index of all inventory processing industries - manufacturing, as of May, up 29.4% over the same period. This figure but lower than the camera quan sat record of nearly 35% in March but remained at high levels.

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According to General Statistics Office, by the fifth, the index of business inventories increased 29.4% over the same period. This index has fallen for 3 consecutive months, but still much higher compared with 19.3% of camera quan sat the final stage in 2011.

Stock index and consumer viec lam dau khi manufacturing processing area for 5 months. Unit:%.Source: GSO

Consumption of some commodities important input for the construction, agriculture began to rise. Specifically, the inventory of cement - lime mortar consecutive decline, from 72.7% increase in early January down to 42.3% at this time. Iron and steel, from 59.1% in March, also was removed from the list of many items in stock within 2 months (there own metal fell from 101.5% in April down to 62 , 8% in May).

With agriculture, fertilizer inventories and nitrogen compounds decreased from nearly 72% at the half to less than 40% in May. However, the processed products - preserving vegetables rose sharply to 123% at this time, compared to 80% in early February.

In fact, the reality of business inventory statistics offices have been warning since March, when the index rose to 34.9%, while the figure for the same period less than 20%. The items were noted at that time were: processing - preservation of fruit and vegetables, tobacco, cement - lime mortar, footwear, motor vehicles ...

Along with the inventory index for consumption in the manufacturing sector - manufacturing is also "stalled" in the next two months with an viec lam dau khi increase of 3.5% over the same period (the first 5 months of 2011 17%). However, sales levels were also significantly improved compared with 17% in early February.

According to the Government, together with difficulties in accessing capital stock various problems - slow consumption is one chong set of the biggest obstacles, directly affect the health and financial situation of enterprises is today, leading to tax arrears. As reported by the General Department of Taxation Ministry of Finance, the total debt of the business tax in the quarter I/2012 nearly 38,000 billion VND, of which nearly 5,000 billion belonging to the enterprise dissolution or bankruptcy,escape or missing.