HCM CITY CPI UP 0.43 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER

Other groups saw an upturn in the months were transportation with 0.61%; home appliances, 0.18%; housing, electricity, water, fuel, and construction materials, 0.18%; food and catering services, 0.14%; beverage and cigarette, 0.06%; and apparel, headwear and footwear, 0.02%.

Especially, in the restaurant and catering service group, foodstuff rose 1.72%, food increased 1.17%, and dine-out climbed 0.45%.

Some commodities also experienced a drop in their prices, including culture, entertainment with 0.3%, telecommunication 0.2%, other goods and services 0.02%, and pharmaceutical and health services 0.01%.

The price of US dollar in HCM City rose 0.01% while the gold price fell 0.57% month-on-month.

Meanwhile, the country’s CPI in September increased 0.54% from the previous month and 3.14% from last December, said the General Statistics Office.

Source: VIR