Customers are shopping at supermarket Coopmart Dinh Tien Hoang, HCM City. (Source: VNA)Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) in October increased 0.06 percent from the previous month, according to its Statistics Office.
The figure represented a 0.9 percent decrease from October, 2014 but a 0.34 percent 10-month rise year on year.
According to the office, prices of nine out 11 statistical groups of commodities went down, in which those in culture and entertainment slipped 0.56 percent and transport downed 0.52 percent from September, due to the drop of gas and oil prices.
Housing, electricity, water, fuel, and building materials decreased 0.14 percent while goods and other services contracted 0.12 percent. Post and telecom services were down by 0.09 percent; beverage and tobacco, 0.08 percent; pharmaceuticals and health services, 0.05 percent; and education, 0.03 percent, month on month.
In October, price hikes happened in household appliances with 0.09 percent and restaurant and eating services with 0.38 percent. Prices of clothing, hats and footwear remain stable.
During the month, gold and USD prices diminished 1.13 and 0.56 percent, respectively.-VNA
