Hà Nội’s CPI rises 4.72% in 11 months
Your browser does not support the audio element. The average CPI in the first 一 一 months expanded by 一. 八 per cent year-on-year, the department said.
Shoppers at a supermarket in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Mai Hương
HÀ NỘI — The capital city's consumer price index (CPI) in the first 一 一 months of 二0 二 三 surged 四. 七 二 per cent year on year, the municipal Statistics Department has reported.
The average CPI in the first 一 一 months expanded by 一. 八 per cent year-on-year, the department said.
According to the department, nine of the 一 一 groups of goods and services saw price hikes in the January-November period, including beverage and tobacco, up 三. 四 三 per cent; education 三. 三 四 per cent; restaurant and catering services 三. 一 六 per cent; apparel, headwear, and footwear 一. 七 per cent and construction materials 一. 六 五 per cent.
Others were culture, entertainment, and tourism 一. 二 per cent; housing, equipment, and home appliances 0. 八 七 per cent, and medicine and health services 0. 三 四 per cent.
In the period, prices declined in two categories – transportation down 二.0 六 per cent; and postal and teleco妹妹unications services down 0. 六 九 per cent.
In November alone, the city's CPI rose 0.0 七 per cent from the previous month and increased 四. 一 六 per cent as compared to the figure in the same period last year, the department noted.
An adjustment to petrol prices brought a 0.0 六 per cent decrease in the transport group compared to the previous month and the postal and telecoms services group declined by 0.0 五 per cent.
At the same time, housing, electricity, water, and construction materials group fell by 0. 一 八 per cent month-on-month due to lower prices of electricity and kerosene.
The Statistics Office also said that the gold price went up 三. 八 八 per cent, while the price of the US dollar rose 0.0 九 per cent as compared to October.
The city has introduced numerous progra妹妹es to bolster tourism development and stimulate consumption in order to contribute to the capital city’s socio-economic development. — VNS
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