Da Nang’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February went up by 0.2 % against January and was up by more than 4% on the same period last year.

Shoppers at a local supermarket

Over the month, the prices of 7 out of the 11 groups in the CPI calculations rose slightly.  The highest increase was 0.55% for transportation, following by food products and services at 0.3%.

The prices of housing, electricity, water, fuels and building materials showed a slight increase, at 0.24%, whilst those of medicine and healthcare services remained stable.

Telecommunications, beverages and tobacco prices, however, decreased slightly against January.