Keyword: "Vietnam inflation"

Soaring domestic gas prices, riding a global fuel rally, alongside steeper costs for dining-out services and construction materials drove Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) up 0.84% in April from the previous month, according to the Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc directed not increasing electricity prices this year, as one of measures to control inflation below 4 percent as assigned by the National Assembly, during a monthly government meeting in Hanoi on June 2.

Total revenue from retail trade and services reached 361 trillion VND (15.84 billion USD) in January, surging 3 percent over December and 9.5 percent over the same month last year.