People selects tomatoes at a supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer priceindex (CPI) edged up 0.17% in June with eight out of 11 groups and servicesrecording an increase in prices, according to the municipal Statistics Office.
The restaurant and catering services registered a rise of0.51% with food up 0.11% due to a hike in prices of corn, cassava, potatoes andsome processed foods. Prices of foodstuffs increased by 0.37% in the month, with thegrowth seen in various products, such as pork (1.05%), poultry meat (0.45%) and fresh, dried and processed vegetables (1.23%).
The group of beverages and tobacco increased by 0.31% while thegroup of garments and footwear went up by 0.18%.
The upturn was also seen in the prices of housing, electricity,water supply, fuel and construction materials as well as transport group at0.13%.
Meanwhile, the post and telecommunications group showeda decrease of 1.24% compared to the previous month mainly due to a drop in selling prices of phones and accessories. The price of drugs andmedical services group remains unchanged.
The average CPI in the first six months of 2023 in the city roseby 3.73% compared to the average of the same period in 2022.
According to the cityStatistics Office, the gold price index in June went down by 0.16% and theUS dollar price index increased by 0.11%compared to the previous month./.
