Tag: CPI
GSO head points to factors affecting Vietnam’s efforts to curb inflation
An 20.8% increase in the base salary for civil servants, public employees, and members of the armed forces from July 1 will lead to rises in prices of other goods and services, which may put a pressure on curbing 2023’s inflation, according to General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong.
Six-month core inflation rises 4.74%: GSO
VOV.VN - The General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) announced on May 29 that the first half of 2023 saw the consumer price index (CPI) rise by 3.29% and core inflation grow by 4.74% from the same period last year.
PM underscores promoting three growth drivers of exports, investment and consumption
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that ministries, sectors, and localities focus on carrying out tasks and solutions aimed at removing difficulties for production and business activities, while simultaneously promoting three growth drivers, including exports, investment, and consumption.
Five-month socio-economic indicators at a glance
VOV.VN - According to data released on May 29 by the General Statistics Office (GSO), Vietnam’s import-export indexes experienced a continued downward trend, though the country still enjoyed a trade surplus of US$9.8 billion.
Five-month CPI up 3.55% on rising electricity retail price
VOV.VN - The nation’s consumer price index (CPI) during the first five months of the year edged up by 3.55% on-year, while core inflation rose by 4.83%, according to figures given by the General Statistics Office (GSO).
April consumer price index drops 0.34%
VOV.VN - The consumer price index (CPI) in April recorded a decline of 0.34% over the previous month, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on April 29.
HCM City’s CPI down 0.11% in April
Ho Chi Minh City recorded a month-on-month decline of 0.11% in its April consumer price index (CPI), the municipal Statistics Office has reported.
UOB lowers Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast
VOV.VN - The United Overseas Bank (UOB) has moved to lower its 2023 economic growth forecast for the nation from 6.6% to 6% due to a low base in the first quarter (Q1) of this year.
A glance at major socio-economic indicators in Q1
VOV.VN - Vietnamese gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.32% in the first quarter of the year, the second lowest rate in the 2011 - 2023 period, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
GDP growth of 3.32% in Q1 nears lowest level in 13 years
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.32% in the first quarter of the year, higher only than the growth rate of 3.21% recorded in the first quarter of 2020 in the 2011 to 2023 period, and the growth nears the 13-year lowest level, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
