VOV.VN - With the consumer price index (CPI) increasing by 1.47% during the first half of the year, the lowest rise since 2016, it remains entirely feasible for the country to keep inflation below 4% this year, said Nguyen Thi Huong, general director of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of this year grew by 6.61% against the same period from last year, despite the impact of the latest COVID-19 outbreak beginning in late April, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Despite the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s overall macro-economy remains stable, with encouraging growth seen in industries and a low rise of average consumer price index (CPI).

The average consumer price index (CPI) in the first four months of this year inched up 0.89% from the same period last year, the lowest rise for the first four months of a year since 2016 and clearing the way for the country to achieve its goal of keeping inflation at below 4% for the year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) for the first five months of the year has increased 1.29% compared to the same period last year, a record low figure since 2016, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The average consumer price index (CPI) in the first four months of this year inched up 0.89% from the same period last year, the lowest rise for the period since 2016 and clearing the way for the country to achieve its goal of keeping inflation at below 4% for the year as a whole.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF)'s Price Management Department will actively set up scenarios for managing prices of essential goods according to the market performance, but still ensuring inflation control as targeted, said director of the department Nguyen Anh Tuan.

While the expansion of the consumer price index (CPI), seen as a gauge for inflation, remained under control, growing prices of input materials and heating up economic activities are factors that could increase inflationary pressure on the remaining months of the year.

The consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City inched up 0.001% in April against March, according to the city’s Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - The General Statistics Office (GSO) unveiled on April 29 that the consumer price index (CPI) in April slipped by 0.04% compared to the previous month but rose by 1.27% from the figure recorded last December.