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The province cares and ensures capital for key projects; regularly inspect
and review the construction progress of projects and have specific solutions to
solve difficulties in site clearance and construction conditions; speeding up the
construction progress of major projects and key works of the province.

In terms of attracting foreign direct investment, there was no new
licensed projects in 2022. Accumulated to December 31, 2022, there were
37 valid licensed projects with registered capital of 587.2 million USD.

4. Consumer Price Index, Gold Price Index and US dollar

On average, in 2022, CPI increased by 3.32%; the gold price index
increased by 1.55% and the US dollar price index increased by 0.02% over
the previous year.
The average consumer price index (CPI) in 2022 increased by 3.32%
compared to the average in 2021, 1.71 percentage points higher than the

previous year. Among 11 commodity groups, 11 groups increased; the
transportation group increased the most by 11.8%, the post and
telecommunications group increased the lowest by 0.02%. The reason for
the increase in CPI in 2022 was due to the adjustment of gasoline prices in
many stages, the average annual fuel price increased by 26.67%; in addition,
the Covid-19 pandemic was under control, the demand for eating out of
restaurants increased, so the average price of meals outside the family in
2022 increased by 2.37% compared to 2021.

The domestic gold price fluctuated in the same direction as the world
gold price. On average, in 2022, the gold price index increased by 1.55%;
US dollar price index increased by 0.02% over the previous year.
5. Production and business results in a number of industries
and fields

5.1. Agriculture, forestry and fishery

Agriculture, forestry and fishery production in 2022 took place in
relatively favorable weather conditions. The productivity of crops was quite
good; livestock production developed stably, epidemics in livestock herds
were controlled. The fishery maintained a decent increase, production and
economic efficiency improved. However, agricultural and fishery
production faced many difficulties due to high input prices supplies.

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