Hanoi: CPI in June rises for six consecutive month
The consumer price index (CPI) in Hanoi continued to go up in June, the sixth consecutive month of growth, the municipal Statistics Office (GSO) reported on May 22.
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Petrol, diesel and kerosene prices rose by VND680, 168 and 200 per litre, respectively.
The group of housing, electricity, water, fuel and building materials also posted a high growth due to higher demand in summer.
The group of restaurants and catering services showed a smaller increase compared to the previous month.
In June, gold price saw a rise of 0.69% and the VND/USD exchange rate was up 0.78% against last month.
Other groups of commodities remained stable or experienced slight price change.
