Singapore’s consumer prices declined in May due to a fall in food and retail inflation, according to reports released by the country’s Monetary Authority (MAS) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on June 23.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore will "reduce slightly the slope" of the dollar trading band, which it said will ensure medium-term price stability.
Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) for November rose by 0.13% from the previous month and 2.77% compared to the same period last year, announced the General Statistics Office (GSO) on December 6.
Vietnam's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in October increased by 0.33% compared to September and by 2.89% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The consumer price index (CPI) in August stayed almost unchanged from the previous month as a result of mixed trends in goods and consumer service prices, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on September 6.
Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in the January – July period inched up 4.12% from the same time last year, mostly due to increases in tuition fees, healthcare services, housing costs and prices of power, water, fuels and building materials, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 4.08% in the first half compared to the same period last year, while core inflation increased by 2.75%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in 2023 is estimated to rise 3.25% year-on-year, meeting the target set by the National Assembly (NA), the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on December 29.
The average consumer price index (CPI) in the first nine months of this year increases by 3.16% from the same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on September 29.
Consumer prices in Singapore rose at a slower pace for a 4th consecutive month in August, however, economists believe the trend could falter if oil prices continue to rise, and disruptive weather patterns lead to higher food prices.
Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation continued to trend down for the fourth month, declining from 2.8% in April to 2.4% in May, according to the Vietnam Macro Monitoring report released by the World Bank on June 19.
Singapore's core inflation rose to 5.5% year-on-year in January, the highest since November 2008, according to a press release by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on February 23.
Professional forecasters have upped their prediction of inflation in Singapore in 2022 and 2023 amid spiraling prices in the past three months, re-opening of domestic services and loosened COVID-19 restrictions.
Amid the US Federal Reserve (FED)’s continuous increases of interest rates to cope with inflation, the most important task for Vietnam now is to keep macro-economic stability, with monetary stability being the core, some economic experts have said.
The consumer price index (CPI) posted year-on-year growth of 2.89% in the first 10 months of 2022 while core inflation rose 2.14%, the General Statistics Office (GSO) revealed on October 29.