Ho Chi Minh City’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August rose by0.31 percent against the previous month, according to the municipalStatistics Office.
The index experienced increasesof 1.26 percent and 3.17 percent compared to those of eight months andone year ago, respectively.
Most commodities sawprice hikes during the month, with the exceptions falling in thetelecommunication and education sectors. The highest price rise, 1.24percent, was recorded in transport.
Prices of foodstuffs and restaurant services rose by 0.22 percent and 0.19 percent respectively.
Slight increases were also seen in the prices of housing, power, waterand fuel (0.58 percent); beverage and tobacco (0.28 percent);culture-entertainment-tourism (0.28 percent); andgarment-headwear-footwear (0.19 percent).
The groupsof household appliances, goods and other services, and medicines andhealthcare services witnessed humble price rises.
During the month, the prices of gold and the US dollar fell by 0.48 percent and 0.41 percent respectively.-VNA