Market Overview
OCTOBER 2009
Author:
Marissa Bailey
Value Chain Development Officer
Agribusiness Group
Editor:
Cynthia Mahoney
Value Chain Development Leader
Agribusiness Group
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Department of Primary Industries
Farm Services Victoria
Agribusiness Group
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December, 2009
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Executive Summary
Key Vietnam Market Facts
Population
GDP
85.6 million (2007)
US$90.9 billion (2008)
Consumer expenditure
US$58,205 m (2008)
Consumer expenditure on food
US$20,798 m (2008)
Consumer expenditure on fruit
US$1,871 (2008)
Vietnam is an emerging market with an aspiring consumer class. It has a strong Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 7-9% per annum making it the second fastest-growing economy in Asia. In 2008 Vietnam ended India 's three-year reign as the most attractive emerging market destination for foreign retail investment.
The
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