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Vietnam spent about 1.2 billion USD to import 53,000 completely built unit (CBU) cars in the first eight months of this year.

A survey by the Bank of Indonesia (BI) revealed that retail sales in the country improved in June, though it is still in a contractionary phase.

The national consumer price index (CPI) in July grew by 0.4 percent against June and 3.39 percent year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on July 29.

Following the first five months of 2020, Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 1.88 billion USD. Of that figure, foreign direct investment firms accounted for 10.52 billion USD while domestic firms accounted for 8.64 billion USD.

The consumer price index (CPI) in May decreased by 0.03 percent against the previous month and 1.24 percent against last December, but increased by 4.39 percent year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on May 29.

In the first four months of 2020, Vietnam recorded two-percent increase year-on-year in total trade turnover, equivalent to 1.62 billion USD.

The Philippines' headline inflation further slowed down to 2.2 percent in April, from 2.5 percent in the previous month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on May 5.

Significant falls in the price of petrol, oil, non-food items, and foodstuffs were behind a month-on-month decline of 1.54 percent in the CPI in April, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said on April 29.

The consumer price index (CPI) of Hanoi in the first quarter of 2020 increased by 5.23 percent against the same period last year, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has asked enterprises participating in the price stabilisation programme to increase the amount of goods in the market this year.

Ho Chi Minh City reported a decrease of 0.18 percent in its consumer price index in February compared with that of the previous month, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

The Ministry of Finance has decided to exempt tax on the import of five commodity groups needed to fight the novel coronavirus in Vietnam.

HCM City will continue to work with southwestern cities and provinces to ensure an adequate supply of goods at stable prices, according to the city Department of Industry and Trade. ​

On the occasion of Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, which will fall on January 25, businesses in Ho Chi Minh City will provide consumers with many specialty products such as herbal chicken, herbal pork, and Banh Chung cake with multiple fillers.

Ho Chi Minh City posted a month-on-month rise of 0.52 percent in the consumer price index (CPI) in November, the municipal Statistics Office reported.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are working with local businesses to ensure supply of essential goods under the city’s market stabilisation programme for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

The southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City posted a month-on-month rise of 0.38 percent in the consumer price index (CPI) in October, the municipal Statistics Office reported.

Hundreds of enterprises of Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) gathered at a trade and investment forum in Ho Chi Minh City on October 17.

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government always encourages and is willing to create optimal conditions for foreign investors, including those from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said an official.

Vietnam recorded a year-on-year rise of 2.5 percent in the consumer price index (CPI) during January-September, marking the lowest increase seen in three years, the General Statistics Office said.