sition of State Investments, 1976-8019761977197819791980Total (Millions of Dong, at 1970 constant prices)2,979.43,719.74,064.53,964.53,712.9Agriculture20.023.722.720.119.0Forestry2.33.23.42.92.7Industry31.931.333.639.140.7Capital Construction5.45.15.64.55.4Source: Nien Giam Thong Ke 1982 (Hanoi: Tong Cuc Thong Ke, 1983), pp.223;230.Source: Tri, V.N., “Vietnam’s Economic Policy since 1975”, 1990, p.76 Table 2.1Table 2: Sectoral Investments in Industry, 1976-80 (In millions of Dong)197619791980Total Of which:905.5(100.0)a1,552.0(100.0)1,511.5(100.0)- Group A (Heavy Industry)637.8(67.1)1,045.8(67.3)1,097.0(72.5)- Group B(Light Industry)312.7(32.9)506.2(32.7)414.5(27.5)a: Figures in parentheses are percentage shares in total investment calculated by the author.Source: Nien Giam Thong Ke, 1982, p.206Source: Tri, V.N., “Vietnam’s Economic Policy since 1975”, 1990, p.86 Table 2.3Table 3: Output of some Principal Industrial products, 1976-8019761980TargetsPerformanceCoal (million tons)5.7105.2Electricity (billion kwh)3.0653.65Cement (thousand tons)743.72,000636.6Steel (thousand tons)63.830063.5Cloth (million metres)218.0450174.4Chemical fertilisers (thousand tons)434.81,300361.7Paper of various kinds(thousand tons)75.013048.3Source: Nien Giam Thong Ke, 1982, p.187-89 and Vietnam Courier, January 1977, pp.6-7Source: Tri, V.N., “Vietnam’s Economic Policy since 1975”, 1990, p.96 Table 2.5Third Five-Year Plan (1980-1985)During this period, the country experimented with changes in the management mechanism including a more patient socialism renovation. In agriculture, Vietnam applied forms of production contracts to farmer groups and individuals. As these forms responded to demands in ownership, there were well received by farmers. In the industrial sector, the government encouraged the rights in active production, business operation and financial self-control of State-owned enterprises (SOEs). ...
