CPI in January rises by 0.31%
VOV.VN - The consumer price index (CPI) in January increased by 0.31% compared to the previous month, marking a rise of 3.37% against the same period from last year, as reported on January 29 by the General Statistics Office.
Vietnam Electricity Group adjusted the average retail electricity price and domestic rice prices to continue rising in line with export rice prices, thereby leading to the rise in CPI in January.
Meanwhile, the core inflation in January also surged by 2.72% compared to the same period from last year.
A total of nine groups of goods and services witnessed price hikes with the group of drugs and medical services seeing the highest level of up to 1.02%, making the overall CPI increase by 0.05 percentage points.
The housing and construction materials group ranked second, up 0.56%; followed by transportation, up 0.41%; other goods and services, up 0.40%; beverage and tobacco, up 0.38%; garments and footwear, up 0.22%; and food and catering services group, up 0.21%.
Household appliances and equipment group increased by 0.14%, while the culture, entertainment, and tourism group rose by 0.11%.
Two groups of goods and services witnessed a decrease in price index, including the postal and telecommunications, down 0.05%; and education group, down 0.12%.
Core inflation in January soared by 0.21% over the previous month, up 2.72% over the same period from last year.
According to figures released by the General Statistics Office, core inflation rose by 2.72% over the same period last year, lower than the general average increase of 3.37%, mainly due to health and educational service prices.
