Vu Lan Festival demand impact on prices
Core inflation in eight months of 2024 increases by 2.71%
According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO), the consumer price indices of the commodities and services in August 2024 experienced both ups and downs, in which the price indices of the groups of food and foodstuff, rental housing increased as compared to those of July 2024, while the domestic fuel prices decreased in line with the declining international oil prices. In general, the consumer price index (CPI) in August 2024 was stable as compared to that of the previous month.
