(13th Congress) – The group of food and catering services rose by 0.22% from the previous month; in which food prices went up 0.07%, with the concentration on corn and sweet potato due to the influence of storms.
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On November 29, Ho Chi Minh city Statistical Office announced the city's consumer price index (CPI) in November 2020 was up 0.06% month on month.
This index contributed to pushing the city’s CPI rise in the 11 months to 2.94%, according to the Office.
Among 11 groups of products and services in the CPI basket, five groups saw their prices decrease in the month, including beverage and tobacco (down 0.03%); housing, power, fuel and building materials (0.03%); transport (0.39%); post and telecommunications (0.38%); and garment, hat and footwear (0.001%).
The group of equipment and home appliances had the highest price increase of 0.54%, followed by culture, entertainment and tourism (0.27%), restaurant and catering services (0.22%), and other products and services (0.07%).
Meanwhile, the prices of medicine and healthcare services and education remained stable.
The gold price in November rose 0.57%, while the price of the US dollar slipped 0.09% from the previous month./.
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