AsemconnectVietnam - The capital city of Hanoi recorded an annual increase of 2.25% in the consumer price index in the first quarter of this year, according to the Hanoi Statistics Office.

In March, three out of 11 groups of goods saw a downturn in prices, including housing, electricity, water, fuel, and construction materials down 0.57%; restaurant and dining services 0.5%; food 0.29% and transport 0.08%.
The remainder posted a slight price increase month-on-month, including culture, entertainment, and tourism up 0.44%; apparel, headwear, and footwear up 0.2%; equipment and household appliances 0.15%; post and telecommunications, beverages, and tobacco 0.06%; education, medicines, and medical services 0.02%.
In the first quarter, tourism, dining services, beverages, and tobacco saw price increases, as did apparel, headwear, and footwear. Household equipment, housing, electricity, water, fuel, and construction materials also increased in price, as did medicine and healthcare services. Education, post and telecommunications, and transport trended downward.
The city reported 11.9 billion USD in total exports-imports, down 9.9% annually. Of which, 3.72 billion USD was exports and the remaining was imports, down 4.6% and 12%, respectively year-on-year.
Source: Vietnamplus.vn