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HCM City records slight increase in July CPI

The July consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City picked up 0.61 percent from last month, according to the municipal Statistics Office.
HCM City records slight increase in July CPI ảnh 1The July CPI in HCM City grew 0.61 perent from the previous month (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The July consumer price index (CPI)in Ho Chi Minh City picked up 0.61 percent from last month, according to themunicipal Statistics Office.

Month-on-month price hikes were seen in eight ofthe 11 groups of main consumer goods and services, namely food and restaurantservices (0.16 percent); garment, headwear and footwear (0.42 percent);housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials (0.43 percent);household appliances (0.09 percent); transport (4.59 percent); education (0.08percent); culture, entertainment and tourism (0.02 percent); and other goodsand services (0.11 percent).

While the group of beverages and cigarettesrecorded a price decline of 0.05 percent, prices of medicine and healthcareservices, along with postal and telecoms services, stayed unchanged compared tothe previous month.

As a result, the July CPI fell 0.13 percent fromlast December but rose 2.62 percent from a year earlier. The seven-month indexgrew 3.36 percent from the same period of 2019, the Statistics Office said./.
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