Population: 91,519,289 (2012 est)
Languages spoken: Vietnamese (official) English (increasingly factored as a second language),
GDP (estimate) US$119 billion (up 5.89 per cent compared with 2010).
Average per capita income: $3,300 (2011 est.).
Size of country: 331,211.6 sqkm
Top five cities by population:
- Ho Chi Minh City: 7,123,340.
- Ha Noi : 6,448,837.
- Thanh Hoa Province: 3,400,239.
- Nghệ An Province: 2,913,055.
- Đồng Nai Province: 2,483,211.
Demographic information:
Average age:
Total population: 27.8 years.
Males: 26.8 years.
Females: 28.9 years.
(2011 est)
Average life expectancy:
Total population: 72.41 years.
Males: 69.95 years.
Females: 75.16 years.
(2011 est)
Population by age group:
0-14 years: 25.2 per cent
15-64 years: 69.3 per cent
65 years and over 5.5 per cent
(2011 est.)
VIETNAM RETAIL INFORMATION:
Total annual retail sales (excluding motor vehicles)
Total retail sales of commodities and services surged by 24.2 per cent
(compare with 2010) to VND2004.4 trillion (US$95.5 billion) in 2011.
Excluding the effect of inflation, retail sales rose only 4.1 per cent,
well short of the 14.7 per cent recorded in January to November 2010.
Weak retail sales growth was blamed on high inflation of around 20 per cent.
Top 5 retail companies.
* Sai Gon Co-op Distribution: Grocery retailer and hypermarket operator.
Supermarkets: 56
Staff: 8000
Turnover: US$913 million
* The Saigon Jewelry Company (SJC):
Gold and jewellery trader. A state-owned company and holding company of
six subsidiary companies, including 160 retail shops. Turnover US$5
billion (overall)
* The Phu Nhuan Jewelry Company (PNJ)
PNJ-brand necklaces, jewelry with precious stones. 100 retail shops nationwide.
Turnover US$ 86.6 million
- Nguyen Kim Trading
Big box electronics stores. 16 stores, 3200 staff.
- Mobile World
93 stories. Turnover: US$200 million
Top five shopping centres by sqm.
Savico Megamall, Hanoi
Owner: Savico Ha Noi Corporation.
63,400 sqm retail.
Vincom B, Ho Chi Minh
Owner: Vincom Corporation (Vingroup)
57,704 sqm retail.
Crescent Mall, Ho Chi Minh (District 7)
Owner: Phu My Hung.
47,000 sqm retail.
Vincom Ha Noi
Owner: Vincom Corporation (Vingroup)
45,000 sqm retail.
Parkson Landmark 72, Hanoi
Owner: Parkson Ha Noi Co.,Ltd (Lion Group)
35,600 sqm retail.
Major international retail brands with a presence in these markets include:
* Lotte, South Korea
* Dairy Farm, Hong Kong
* Parkson, Malaysia
* Big C, France
* Circle K, Canada
* FamilyMart, Japan
Coming soon:
* Aeon, South Korea.(2013)
* Takashimaya, Japan (2013)
* Mapletree Investments (Vivo City), Singapore (2014)
* Starbucks (2012) |
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