Vietnam's inflation dropped for the third month in a row but remained at nearly 23 per cent for the year, Vietnam's General Statistics Office today, according to DPA. Vietnam's trade deficit remains a high 17 billion dollars, up from14.1 billion last year. Vietnam has not escaped macroeconomic instability as the nation is now facing the possibility of deflation. Vietnam's economy is forecast to grow 6 - 6.5 per cent in 2009.
