Vietnam's CPI rises 3.52 pct in 8 months

Source: Xinhua | 2018-08-30

The consumer price index (CPI) of Vietnam increased 3.52 percent on-year in the first eight months of 2018, the General Statistics Office announced on Wednesday.

In August alone, CPI went up 0.45 percent against July, and climbed up 3.98 percent against last August.The higher index in August was contributed by increased prices of 10 out of 11 items in the CPI calculation bask

et, notably food and foodstuff (up 0.7 percent), education (up 0.46 percent) and housing and construction materials (up 0.44 percent).

In the eight-month period, telecommunications charge was the only item witnessing an on-year decrease of 0.58 percent.