Ho Chi Minh City: October’s CPI up 0.63%
Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) in October increased 0.63% compared to that of September and 4.13% year on year.
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According to the municipal Statistics Office, eight out of the 11 commodity groups enjoyed rises, with the highest growth of 12.04% seen in medicines and health care services.
It was followed by culture, entertainment and tourism (0.66%), transport (0.64%), housing and construction materials (0.44%), food and catering services (0.18%), equipment and home appliances (0.16%), goods and other services (0.1%), and garment, headwear and footwear (0.06%).
In the contrary, the price of beverage and tobacco dropped by 0.01%.
Meanwhile, the prices of telecommunications and education remained unchanged.
In October, the gold price fell by 0.03%, while that of US dollar down 0.01% month-on-month.
