Hanoi (VNA) – The capital city of Hanoi recordedan annual increase of 2.25% in the consumer price index in the first quarter of thisyear, according to the Hanoi Statistics Office.
In March,three out of 11 groups of goods saw a downturn in prices, including housing,electricity, water, fuel, and construction materials down 0.57%; restaurant and diningservices 0.5%; food 0.29% and transport 0.08%.
Theremainder posted a slight price increase month-on-month, including culture,entertainment, and tourism up 0.44%; apparel, headwear, and footwear up 0.2%;equipment and household appliances 0.15%; post and telecommunications,beverages, and tobacco 0.06%; education, medicines, and medical services 0.02%.
In the first quarter, tourism, dining services, beverages, and tobacco saw price increases, as did apparel, headwear, andfootwear. Household equipment, housing, electricity, water, fuel, and construction materials also increased in price, as did medicine and healthcare services. Education, post and telecommunications, and transport trended downward.
The city reported11.9 billion USD in total exports-imports, down 9.9% annually. Of which, 3.72billion USD was exports and the remaining was imports, down 4.6% and 12%, respectivelyyear-on-year./.
