The total retail sales of goods and services increased by 8.5% to nearly 4.15 quadrillion VND (169.7 billion USD) in the January – August period thanks to improving consumption, production and tourism, according to the latest updates of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The consumer price index (CPI) in August stayed almost unchanged from the previous month as a result of mixed trends in goods and consumer service prices, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on September 6.

Vietnam’s total retail sales of consumer goods and services saw a year-on-year increase of 8.7% to 3.6 trillion VND (143.3 million USD) during January – July, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said.

Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) in January inched up by only 0.35% month-on-month and 3.09% year-on-year, the municipal Statistics Office has reported.

Nearly 597,000 foreigners visited Vietnam in November, up over 23% month-on-month, bringing the total number of foreign tourists to the country in the first 11 months of this year to 2.95 million.

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.

Cashless payment has become more popular in all sectors, including restaurant and catering services, according to Winnie Wong, Mastercard’s Country Manager for Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will resume its in-flight meals starting January 15 after a long halt triggered by COVID-19 concerns, the carrier said on January 13.

The total retail sales and service revenue surged 10.02 percent year-on-year to 1.695 quadrillion VND (over 73.5 billion USD) in the first four months of 2021, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Islands off southern Kien Giang province and tourist attraction sites reopened over the weekend after social distancing measures were eased.

Total retail sales of goods and services in Vietnam in the first seven months of the year rose 11.6 percent from the same period in 2018 to reach 2.8 quadrillion VND (120.36 billion USD).

The consumer price index (CPI) of Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s biggest economic hub, increased by 0.58 percent in May compared with the previous month and 4.41 percent year-on-year, the municipal Statistics Office announced on May 29.

Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) in February rose by 0.89 percent month-on-month and 3.89 percent from the same month last year, according to the city’s Statistics Office.

The consumer price index (CPI) of Ho Chi Minh City rose 0.47 percent month-on-month in February and 3.58 percent over the same period last year, reported the city’s Statistics Office on February 28.

The consumer price index (CPI) in October increased 0.33 percent against the previous month.

CPI in June 2018 rose by 0.61 percent against the previous month. Ten out of 11 groups of goods and services saw price hikes. This is the highest CPI rise in June over the past 7 years.

A pilot programme on ensuring food safety and hygiene at all schools in six districts in HCM City will begin in the upcoming school year.

The country’s total retail sales and services revenue reached 2.24 quadrillion VND (98.6 billion USD) in the first seven months of this year, a year on year increase of 10 percent.

The 90-million-strong Vietnamese market is a promising land for famous brands as well as businesses from the region, heard a conference on franchise between Vietnam and the Philippines in Hanoi on June 2.

Ho Chi Minh City’s November consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.1 percent over the previous month and even declined by 0.45 percent from the same period last year, the local statistics office said.