Vietnam’s CPI up slightly in AprilVietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in April went up 0.08 percent monthly and 2.75 percent annually, pushing up the four-month figure by 2.8 percent year-on-year, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO) on April 29. Petrol prices were also adjusted up, thus pushing CPI by 0.11 percent, she said, adding that flight and railway ticket prices moved up 0.76 percent and 2.55 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, prices of housing materials, electricity and water supply hiked a respective of 0.5 percent, 0.14 percent and 0.42 percent. Prices of poultry and aquatic products curbed CPI growth due to abundant supply. Gold prices moved up 0.47 percent month-on-month while USD prices were kept stable at around 22,790 VND.

Source: VietNamNet News April 29, 2018 11:15 UTC