Friday, 08/11/2024 15:45 (GMT+7)
Increases in prices of food, gasoline, oil and housing rental rates are the main contributors to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rise in October 2024 nationwide, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Accordingly, CPI in October increased by 0.33% compared to September and by 2.89% year-on-year.
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| Residents shopped at a supermarket in Hanoi. (Photo: hanoimoi.vn) |
Ten of the 11 groups of goods and services saw price increases and one group decreased in price, GSO reported.
Specifically, restaurants and catering services rose by 0.55%, pushing the common CPI price by 0.18 percentage point.
Meanwhile, transportation showed the largest increase among sectors, rising by 0.66%, largely due to a 2.27% increase in diesel prices and a 0.98% rise in domestic petrol prices following multiple price adjustments in October.
Additionally, air passenger transport costs surged by 32.75% due to increased consumer demand.
Some items saw price reductions, with new car prices and road passenger transport both decreasing by 0.1%, and used car prices dropping by 0.23%.
Prices of the education sector rose by 0.48%, including a 0.53% increase in educational services due to higher tuition fees at some private kindergartens, colleges, vocational and intermediate schools, universities and postgraduate institutions.
Other groups also saw price increases, including goods and services (up 0.26%), beverages and tobacco (up 0.11%), and household appliances (up 0.2%).
Meanwhile, the gold price index increased by 5.96% and the US dollar price index rose by 0.7% compared to the previous month./.
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