Hanoi’s CPI up 1.31 percent in December
Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) in
December rose by 1.31 percent since the previous month, the municipal
statistics department reported.
Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) in
December rose by 1.31 percent since the previous month, the municipal
statistics department reported.
The index represented a 5.31 percent increase against the same period last year, said the department.
Eight of the 10 goods groups, including foodstuffs and services, drinks and cigarettes, garments-footwear, housing-electricity-water-fuel-building materials, home equipment-appliances, medicines and healthcare services, transportation and cultural, recreational and tourism products, and other commodities and services, saw rises in prices, ranging between 0.03-3.09 percent.
Meanwhile, the price of post-telecommunication and educational services remained unchanged compared with the previous month.
The city’s CPI is expected to rise by 8.22 percent year-on-year in 2009.
In December, the gold price surged by 12.96 percent and the price of the US dollar rose by 4.82 percent over those in November./.
The index represented a 5.31 percent increase against the same period last year, said the department.
Eight of the 10 goods groups, including foodstuffs and services, drinks and cigarettes, garments-footwear, housing-electricity-water-fuel-building materials, home equipment-appliances, medicines and healthcare services, transportation and cultural, recreational and tourism products, and other commodities and services, saw rises in prices, ranging between 0.03-3.09 percent.
Meanwhile, the price of post-telecommunication and educational services remained unchanged compared with the previous month.
The city’s CPI is expected to rise by 8.22 percent year-on-year in 2009.
In December, the gold price surged by 12.96 percent and the price of the US dollar rose by 4.82 percent over those in November./.