Vietnam's March CPI down by 0.27%The consumer price index (CPI) for March fell 0.27 per cent month-on-month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). The consumer price index (CPI) for March fell 0.27 per cent month-on-month. - Photo vov.vnAccording to GSO, the reduced CPI in March can be attributed to under-consumption due to lower demand after Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New year). Although the CPI in March was down 0.27 per cent compared to February, it increased by 2.66 per cent year-on-year and 0.97 per cent against the CPI in December. This made the CPI in the first quarter of this year rise by 2.82 per cent year-on-year, GSO said.

Source: VietNamNet News March 28, 2018 06:56 UTC