CPI in June decreases 0.09%

VGP – The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June 2019 decreased 0.09% against the previous month and saw respective increases of 1.41% and 2.16% compared to December 2018 and the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

July 03, 2019 4:00 PM GMT+7

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Three groups reported decreases in prices in comparison with the previous month such as transport (down 1.73%), housing and building material (down 0.2%) and telecommunications (down 0.1%).

Eight among 11 commodities announced increases in prices including beverage and tobacco (up 0.33%), education (up 0.23%), culture, entertainment and tourism (up 0.2%), equipments and household commodities (up 0.14%), garments, hats and footwear (up 0.14%), restaurants and food services (up 0.12%), medicine and health service (up 0.05%) and other commodities and services (up 0.15%).

The average CPI in the first half of 2019 picked up 2.64% in comparison with the same period last year.

The core inflation in June rose 0.16% compared to the previous month and saw a year-on-year increase of 1.96%.

The average core inflation over the recent six months of 2019 hiked up 1.87%.

By Thuy Dung