CPI for August to inch up 0.2%
(VOV) -Despite the two petrol price hikes, the consumer price index (CPI) for July rose 0.23% over June, and the CPI for August is forecast to edge up 0.2% compared to July.
Market observers say inflation is expected to inch up on the back of an inadequate supply of food and foodstuffs to meet demand during the rainy season.
In August the capital city of Hanoi plans to increase the cost of health services, but experts hope the move is not expected to have any consequential impact on the CPI.