Transportation saw the highest price growth (0.33%), followed by garments, hats and footwear (0.26%) and equipment and utensils (0.24%).
However, housing and construction materials and post and communications prices fell 0.56% and 0.14% respectively.
With a slight surge in April, Vietnam’s CPI has risen to a 13-year record low of 0.88% in a four-month span,
Early this month, the Price Management Agency (PMA) forecast that April’s CPI might possibly decline but that growth would likely be lower than March.
Relevant ministries, agencies and localities have strengthened price management and stabilisation measures, proving effective.
