AsemconnectVietnam - According to data published by the General Statistics Office, the national consumer price index (CPI) in October 2019 increased by 0.59% over the previous month and by 2.24% over the same period in 2019.

Specifically, in the previous month, there were 10/11 groups of consumer goods and services calculating CPI with an increase in the price index, including: Food and catering services up 1.04%; traffic increased by 0.99%; housing and construction materials increased by 0.53%; education increased by 0.19%; other goods and services increased by 0.17%; culture, entertainment and tourism increased by 0.12%; household appliances and appliances increased by 0.09%; hats and shoes increased by 0.06%; beverage and cigarette by 0.04%; garment, medicine and medical service by 0.04% ;. Particularly, the group of post and telecommunications decreased by 0.06%.

Also according to the General Statistics Office, the basic inflation (after excluding food, fresh food, energy and state-controlled items including health and education services) months October 2019 increased by 0.15% over the previous month, up 1.99% over the same period in 2018; The first 10 months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018 increased by 1.92%. Not included in goods and services for calculating CPI, the gold price index in October 2019 decreased by 0.57% over the previous month, while the US dollar price index in October 2019 increased by 0.03% compared to the previous month. with September 2019.
Source: Reuters.com