Hanoi sees 1.98 per cent increase in CPI (22/02)
22/02/2011 - 12 Lượt xem
Of the 11 consumption categories, only post and telecom services remained unchanged in comparison with last month.
The biggest price hikes in the month were seen in food and restaurant service staples with 4.17 per cent, including food up 5.37 per cent, followed by drinks and cigarettes group with an increase of 2.25 per cent.
Footwear and garment staples, tourism and recreation services saw an increase rate below 1 per cent.
According to HSO analysts, foodstuffs prices are rose strongly in February as a result of high demand during the busiest season of the Lunar New Year festival.
Within the month, the gold price fell by 0.7 per cent month-on-month but increased 34.67 per cent over the same period last year while the US dollar price was slightly up, by 0.74 per cent month-on-month and increased 9.63 per cent over the corresponding period last year.
Source: VIR
