Hanoi, Nov. 9 -- Vietnam's industrial growth in the first 10 months of 2026 was largely driven by the processing and manufacturing sector, which remained the main growth engine, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO).

The sector's industrial production index (IIP) rose 13% year on year, contributing 10.2 percentage points to overall industrial growth. Mining increased 7.1%, adding 1.1 percentage points, while electricity generation and distribution grew 10.6%, contributing one percentage point. Water supply, waste and wastewater management and treatment expanded 9.2%.

Phi Thi Huong Nga, head of the NSO's Industrial and Construction Statistics Division, said the overall IIP rose 12.4% in January-October, the highest growth rat...