The latest figures released from the Da Nang General Statistics Office show that Da Nang’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in September up by 3.08% as compared to the same period last year.

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In detail, 8 out of the 11 main groups of goods and services recorded an increase in CPI that is higher than the general growth rate, namely traffic up by 17.66%; beverages and tobacco by 6.6%; household appliances and appliances by 4%; apparel, hats and footwear by 3.58%.

Groups of goods reported a lower increase than the general rate, namely food and food services by 2.91%; other goods and services by 2.55%; culture, entertainment and tourism by 2.08%; medicine and health services by 0.64%.

In addition, there were 3 groups of goods that decreased in price compared to the average of the same period, namely postal and telecommunications down by 2.35%; education by 0.83%; housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials by 0.98%.

Some of the reasons affecting the CPI in the past time are the ups and downs of gasoline, oil, raw materials, unfavourable weather conditions and many other related factors.

Reporting by M.Q – Translating by A.THU