January CPI up 0.98% following tải bet88 Tet

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January surged 0.98% compared to the preceding month tải bet88 3.63% year-on-year, according to data revealed by the General Statistics Office (GSO) on February 6.

The CPI increase was mainly driven by adjusted healthcare fees, and higher transportation costs and food prices as a result of tải bet88 the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Nine out of the 11 categories of goods tải bet88 services saw price hikes, with health care up 9.47%, transportation 0.95%, tải bet88 food tải bet88 catering services 0.74%.

The cultural, entertainment, tải bet88 tourism group rose by 0.27% due to increased travel demand tải bet88 higher service costs.

In contrast, household electricity costs decreased by 0.51%, water prices fell by 0.29%, tải bet88 gas prices dropped by 1.26%.

Core inflation soared 0.42% against the previous month tải bet88 3.07% year-on-year, lower than the overall CPI rise mainly due to the exclusion of food, electricity, tải bet88 healthcare services in the calculations.