CPI October: Food prices increase the most

9/11 groups of goods and services increased, but no group exceeded 1%.

Statistics just released by the General Statistics Office show that the consumer price index (CPI) of the whole country in October 2013 increased by 0.49% compared to September 2013.

Thus, from the beginning of the year to October, the national CPI increased by 6.74%.

Of which, 9/11 groups of goods and services increased, but no group exceeded 1%; meanwhile, 2 groups decreased: transportation and post and telecommunications.

The food and catering services group increased the most with 0.86%. Of which, food increased by 1.04% and foodstuff increased by 0.91% compared to September 2013.

Medicines and medical services group increased by 0.1%.

Meanwhile, the transportation group decreased by 0.17% and the post and telecommunications group decreased by 0.03%.

Among the eight regions of the country, the region with the highest CPI increase compared to September 2013 was the Northwest with an increase of 1.21%; followed by the North Central region with 0.96%; the remaining regions had increases from 0.2 to 0.5%.

Ho Chi Minh City's CPI this month has slowed down sharply, increasing by only 0.17% compared to September and 4.89% compared to the same period last year. Thus, after 10 months, the city's CPI has increased by 4.61%.

Meanwhile, according to the Hanoi Statistics Office, the CPI in the capital increased by 0.57% compared to the previous month and increased by 6.89% compared to the same period last year. Thus, after 10 months, the capital's CPI increased by 6.4%./.

According to VOV - TH