Consumer Price Index decreases in November

30/11/2018 15:15

(BNP) - In November, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 0.25% over the previous month.

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The increase of CPI in November is due to fall of 3 out of 11 groups including food service (down 0.14%); housing, electricity, fuel and building materials (down 0.53%); traffic (down 0.58%). The remaining groups have slightly increased or been stable as consumer demand remains low.

In comparison with the same period last year, CPI increased by 4.37%. In the first 11 months of 2018, CPI climbed by 3.29% year-on-year.

Currently, relevant sectors continue to implement measures to strengthen management, control, market stabilization, which aim to curb inflation, especially at the end of the year.