Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in August increased slightly by 0.005% from the previous month, 3.6% against December 2021, and 2.89% year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on August 29.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s consumer price index(CPI) in August increased slightly by 0.005% from the previous month, 3.6%against December 2021, and 2.89% year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on August 29.
In the January-August period, the index went up 2.58% compared tothe same period last year. Meanwhile, the country’s core inflation rose by1.64%.
Among the 11 groups of main consumer goods and services,nine reported price hikes.
Meanwhile, decreases were seen in the prices of educationalservices (down 3.14%) and post and telecommunications services (down 0.46%).
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To actively respond to challenges posed by increasinginflation pressure, the Government has directed ministries, sectors andlocalities to take concerted measures to stabilise prices, and minimiseinflation’s negative impacts on socio-economic development.
According to the GSO, August’s core inflation was up 0.4%m-o-m, and 3.06% y-o-y, making it increase by 1.64% y-o-y in the first eightmonths of this year./.
Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in the January – June period rose by 2.44% year-on-year while its core inflation edged up 1.25%, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai requested appropriate measures be taken to guarantee macro-economic stability and control inflation to avoid economic shocks while maintaining normal production and business activities and ensuring people’s jobs and income.
The July consumer price index (CPI) grew 0.4% from the previous month, contributing to the year-on-year growth of 2.54% in the first seven months of 2022, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said on July 29.
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