November CPI kept at low level
(VOV) -Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.34% in November against the previous month and 5.78% from a year ago, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The low November figure brought the eleven-month index to 5.54%, and the entire year’s CPI to estimated 6.2-6.3%.
This will help keep the country’s inflation rate at the lowest level ever seen in the past decade.
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The GSO said that the CPI edged up 0.29% in urban areas and 0.37% in rural areas in November. The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had the highest price hike of 0.57%, followed by Hanoi (0.26%), HCM City (0.17%), and Danang city (0.16%).
Goods items experiencing high prices in November included food and foodstuff, healthcare services, building materials, garments, footwear, beverage, tobacco, and tourism services.
Post and telecommunications services saw a CPI reduction of 0.2%, and transport costs also reported a decline of 0.34%.