Can Tho City People's Committee has just issued a report on the direction and management of the City People's Committee; the socio-economic situation in August and August 2025 and key tasks in September 2025.
In the first 8 months of the year, the industry continued to maintain growth momentum. IIP is estimated to increase by 6.91% over the same period. Total retail sales of goods and service revenue is estimated at VND 228.79 trillion, up 17.71% over the same period.
Accumulated export value of goods and foreign currency revenue reached 3,613.1 million USD, up 12.08% over the same period. Of which, the export value of goods is estimated at 2,772.4 million USD, up 10.9% over the same period, and foreign currency collection services are 840.7 million USD, up 15.8% over the same period.
For imports, accumulated revenue is estimated at 827.6 million USD, up 9% over the same period.
Currently, the city has 21,179 enterprises. As of August 31, the city had 2,949 newly registered enterprises, with a total capital of VND 15,457.2 billion, an increase of 49.39% in the number of enterprises and a decrease of 0.17% in capital compared to the same period; 267 enterprises voluntarily dissolved, 540 enterprises returned to operation and 1,074 enterprises registered to temporarily suspend business.
To date, the city has 121 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, with a total registered capital of about 3.99 billion USD (43 projects in industrial parks; 78 projects outside industrial parks). Meanwhile, domestic investment (outside industrial parks) has more than 600 projects granted investment registration.
By August 2025, industrial parks in the city had 92,579 workers, an increase of 6,210 workers over the same period. Of which, the number of employees of FDI enterprises is 49,848 employees. The total revenue of enterprises operating in industrial parks in the city is VND 12,629 billion, up 5.1% over the same period.
