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Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in the first 10 months of 2025 rose 3.27% year-on-year, while core inflation increased 3.2%, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO). In October alone, the CPI inched up 0.2% from the previous month, and 3.25% higher year-on-year. Ten of 11 commodity groups recorded price increases, led by food and catering services, which climbed 0.59% and contributed 0.2% to the overall rise.

The monthly statistical data presents current economic and social statistics on a variety of subjects illustrating crucial economic trends and developments, including production of agriculture, forestry and fishery, business registration situation, investment, government revenues and expenditures, trade, prices, transport and tourism and so on.

Vietnam’s pangasius exports in the first nine months of 2025 reached nearly $1.6 billion, up 9% year-on-year, signaling a recovery after a prolonged downturn. The market landscape is shifting notably with CPTPP countries, Brazil and Thailand emerging as growth drivers while China - Hong Kong and the U.S show signs of stagnation.

During January-October, total export turnover reached US$391 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16.2 percent. Of the figure, the domestic economic sector accounted for US$94.17 billion, representing 24.1 percent, while the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) reached US$296.83 billion, accounting for 75.9 percent.

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Data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment showed that agricultural, forestry, and fishery export revenue in October alone approached US$6 billion. Coffee exports earned US$7.41 billion, up almost 62% from a year earlier, as average export prices hit a multi-year high of US$5,653 per ton. Prices surged amid tight global supplies and rising demand in Europe, particularly in Germany, Italy, and Spain.

Vietnam earned more than US$1.3 billion from processed fruit and vegetable exports in the first nine months of the year, up over 38% year-on-year, supported by expanded processing capacity and broader market access for key products such as coconut and passion fruit. Data from the Agency of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Industry and Trade shows that processed fruit and vegetable shipments reached US$507 million in the third quarter alone, a 47% increase versus the same period last year.

From January to October, 342 new FDI projects were licensed with registered capital of $316.7 million, while 120 existing projects adjusted their capital by a total of $3.21 billion. A significant contribution came from Malaysia’s Gamuda Land Vietnam Co., Ltd., which raised investment in its Yên Sở Park project by $1.12 billion. In addition, foreign investors made 318 capital contributions and share purchases worth $375.3 million.