The government has revised the release schedule for key statistical information from the central statistical agency.
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The government issued Decree No. 13/2026/NĐ-CP on January 13, 2026, amending and supplementing certain articles and appendices of Decree No. 62/2024/NĐ-CP dated June 7, 2024. This decree further amends and supplements several articles and appendices of Decree No. 94/2016/NĐ-CP dated July 1, 2016, which details and guides the implementation of certain provisions of the Statistics Law. It also amends Decree No. 94/2022/NĐ-CP dated November 7, 2022, which specifies national statistical indicators and the compilation process for gross domestic product (GDP) and gross regional domestic product (GRDP) indicators.
Revised Release Schedule for Key Statistical Information
Decree No. 13/2026/NĐ-CP updates the release schedule for key statistical information from the central statistical agency compared to Decree No. 62/2024/NĐ-CP dated June 7, 2024, as follows:
Official Consumer Price Index (CPI) data will be released on the 3rd day of the month following the reporting month (previously the 6th day).
Estimated data on the proportion of trained workers with degrees or certificates will be released on the 3rd day of the month following the reporting quarter (previously the 6th day).
Preliminary data on the proportion of trained workers with degrees or certificates will be released on the 3rd day of the first month of the second quarter following the reporting quarter (previously the 6th day).
Estimated unemployment rate data will be released on the 3rd day of the month following the reporting quarter (previously the 6th day).
Preliminary unemployment rate data will be released on the 3rd day of the first month of the second quarter following the reporting quarter (previously the 6th day).
Monthly, quarterly (Q1, Q2, and 6 months), Q3 and 9 months, Q4 and annual socio-economic reports will be released on the 3rd day of the month following the reporting period (previously the 6th day).
Revised GDP and GRDP Release Schedule
Decree No. 13/2026/NĐ-CP also advances the release dates for GDP and GRDP data compared to Decree No. 62/2024/NĐ-CP.
Specifically, GDP data release is moved from the 6th to the 3rd day, and GRDP data release is moved from the 1st to the 29th of the previous month.
GDP data will be released as follows:
Estimated Q1; preliminary Q4 of the previous year: April 3rd of the reporting year;
Estimated Q2, 6 months, and first annual estimate; preliminary Q1: July 3rd of the reporting year;
Estimated Q3 and 9 months; preliminary Q2 and 6 months: October 3rd of the reporting year;
Estimated Q4 and second annual estimate; preliminary Q3 and 9 months: January 3rd of the following year;
Preliminary annual data: October 3rd of the following year;
Official annual and quarterly data: October 3rd of the second year following the reporting year.
GRDP data will be released as follows:
a) Estimated Q1; preliminary Q4 of the previous year: March 29th of the reporting year;
b) Estimated Q2, 6 months, and first annual estimate; preliminary Q1: June 29th of the reporting year;
c) Estimated Q3 and 9 months; preliminary Q2 and 6 months: September 29th of the reporting year;
d) Estimated Q4 and second annual estimate; preliminary Q3 and 9 months: November 29th of the reporting year;
e) Preliminary annual data: September 29th of the following year;
f) Official annual and quarterly data: September 29th of the second year following the reporting year.
These changes aim to ensure timely collection and compilation of statistical information to support the management and administration of Party committees, the Government, the Prime Minister, and local authorities.
This decree takes effect from April 10, 2026.
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