HCM City’s CPI slightly up in April
The consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City inched up 0.001% in April against March, according to the city’s Statistics Office.
The average CPI for the first four months of 2021 rose 1.4% compared to last year’s average.
Among the groups of products and services in the CPI basket, increases were seen in beverages and tobacco 0.37%; garment-textile, headwear and footwear 0.06%; equipment and household appliances 0.14%; and transportation 0.99%.
Meanwhile, restaurant and catering services fell 0.02% against the previous month.
The group of housing, electricity, water, and construction materials saw a contraction of 0.29%. This included reductions of 0.08% in electricity prices, 3.36% in clean water price, and 4.87% in cooking gas and fuel prices due to adjustments in petrol prices.
The Statistics Office also reported that the gold price was down 1.11% month on month while the US dollar exchange rate expanded 0.24% compared to the previous month.
