Vietnam PMI – 2015 review

At the end of December the General Statistics Office of Vietnam announced that GDP rose 6.7% in 2015, above the target of 6.2% and bringing a positive end to the five-year plan of 2011-2015. The Nikkei Manufacturing PMI, produced by Markit, was also generally positive in 2015, although the latter part of the year saw a slowdown in growth. This note looks at the key themes of 2015 and looks forward to 2016.