The latest figures released from the Da Nang General Statistics Office show that  Da Nang’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April went down by 0.32% against March, and a rise of 3.53% when compared with the same period last year.

Lower prices for food, cartering service, gas cooking and electricity made the biggest contribution to the fall.

The prices of 6 out of the 11 groups in the CPI calculations rose significantly compared to March. The highest increase was 0.69% for transport services. It was followed by clothing, footwear and hats at 0.42%, housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials 0.22%, household appliances 0.14%, education 0.03%.

As for the remainin 5 groups, the cost of food and catering services dropped dramatically, the price of cooking gas went down by 4.5% whilst a decline of 1.96% and 4.05% was recorded in the electricty and jewelry respectively.

In total, average CPI in the first four months of 2021 was 1.68% higher when compared with the same period last year, and it is at the lowest level compared to previous years.

Reporting by MAI QUE – Translating by H.L