Of which, the index of themining industry increased 1.8 percent over the same period last year,that of the processing and manufacturing, 7.9 percent, electricityproduction and distribution, 11.7 percent, and water supply and sewagetreatment, 9.9 percent.
Meanwhile, the production ofseveral industries saw notable increases includes battery production(107.1 percent), electrical equipment (51.3 percent), machine spareparts (45.9 percent), fertiliser and nitrogen compound (43.3 percent),footwear (35.9 percent), and telecom equipments (26.4 percent).-VNA