Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) in October went down 0.41 percent month-on-month and moved up 2.02 percent year-on-year, reported the municipal Statistics Office on October 29.
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’sconsumer price index (CPI) in October went down 0.41 percent month-on-month andmoved up 2.02 percent year-on-year, reported the municipal Statistics Office onOctober 29.
In the ten-month period, the index rose by 2.52percent annually.
Four categories saw decrease in prices inOctober, including dining services down 0.8 percent; housing, electricity,water, fuels and construction materials down 1.53 percent; household equipmentand appliances 0.41 percent; and posts and telecommunications 0.1 percent.
The remaining posted higher prices, withtransport seeing the highest rise of 2.14 percent.
ꦐ During the month, gold prices also hiked by 0.63 percent monthly and 2.6percent yearly. The USD prices inched up 0.13 percent month-on-month and down0.21 percent year-on-year./.
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