Hanoi sees a slight increase in CPI

Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) in June increased by 0.91 percent compared with May, and 11.86 percent over the same month last year.

According to the Hanoi Statistics Department, most commodity prices were on the increase, with food and beverages going up by 18.52 percent. Only postal and telecommunications services decreased by 2.5 percent.

Economists say that Hanoi’s economic growth stood at 2.51 percent in the first half of the year due to the impact of the current global economic crisis.

In June, gold prices jumped by 5.78 percent over last month while the price of the US dollar rose by only 0.09 percent.

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