Vietnam's CPI Rises 4.04 Percent in 8 Months
TEHRAN (ANA)- Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) in the first eight months of this year went up by 4.04 percent year-on-year, as the country's core inflation rose 2.71 percent, the General Statistics Office said.
CPI in August was reported to stay stable compared to July and increased 3.45 percent year-on-year, said the office.
Price hikes in August were reported in 10 out of the 11 data-x-items in the calculation basket.
Items posting the most significant price hikes during the cited period included housing, electricity, water, petrol and construction materials with a 0.29 percent rise, restaurants and food services with a 0.27 percent increase.
Transport was the only item reporting a decline in August due to the impacts of decreasing petrol and oil prices.
Vietnam has set the target of keeping the CPI for this year at 4 to 4.5 percent.
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