Ho Chi Minh City’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) edged up 0.91 percent in June, with nine out of 11 groups of goods and services recording an increase in prices, the municipal Statistics Office reported.
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s Consumer PriceIndex (CPI) edged up 0.91 percent in June, with nine out of 11 groups of goodsand services recording an increase in prices, the municipal Statistics Officereported.
Prices of transport services soared 3.89%, largely due to a7.18% spike in petrol prices after they were revised up three times in June. Thoseof gas and other energy products, meanwhile, declined 6.09%, the office said.
Prices of food and dining services picked up 1.05% duringthe month. Those of rice, a major component of food, grew 0.57% on the back of lowsupply as the Winter-Spring harvest nears end.
Prices of foodstuff surged 1.27% last month, with the growthseen in various products, such as fresh, dried and processed vegetables (4.47%),eggs (2.59%), confectionery (1.65%), poultry meat (1.58%), and fresh andprocessed fruits (1.54%).
House rental rates went up 1.64% while constructionmaterials and water supply increased 0.13 and 0.23%, respectively./.
There will be no increases in prices of medical examination and treatment, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai affirmed while chairing a meeting with leading officials of several ministries and sectors on price management on June 13.
Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in the January – June period rose by 2.44% year-on-year while its core inflation edged up 1.25%, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported at a press conference on June 29.
Supply of goods and services for the domestic market during the first half of the year has been ample with a slight uptick observed for a number of commodities, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) during a conference in Hanoi on June 28.
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