Transportation, electricity, water, and construction materials prices increase, pushing the CPI in June up 0.59%.
According to Nghe An Statistical Office, the consumer price index in June 2025 increased by 0.59% over the previous month and by 2.53% over the same period last year.
In June 2025, due to the tightening of sand mining management, domestic construction demand increased, many sand mines expired; prices of raw materials for the production of some construction materials increased, causing construction material prices in the area to increase sharply. In addition, due to world political instability, gasoline prices increased compared to the previous month; food prices increased due to demand and prolonged hot weather, which was the main reason for the consumer price index (CPI) in June 2025 to increase by 0.59% compared to the previous month.
The consumer price index in June 2025 increased by 0.59% over the previous month and by 2.53% over the same period last year.
Of the 11 main groups of goods and services, 8 groups had price indexes that increased compared to the previous month: Transportation increased by 1.56%; Housing, electricity, water and construction materials increased by 1.23%; Food and catering services increased by 0.51%; Culture, entertainment and tourism increased by 0.23%; Beverages and tobacco increased by 0.19%; Other goods and services increased by 0.18%; Clothing, hats, footwear increased by 0.13% and household appliances and equipment increased by 0.08%.
There is 01 group of goods with a decrease in price compared to the month, which is post and telecommunications, down 0.01%, and there are 2 groups of goods with unchanged index compared to the previous month, which are medicine and medical services; Education.
On average, in the first 6 months of 2024, the consumer price index increased by 1.98% over the same period last year. There were 8/11 groups of goods that increased, including: Medicines and medical services increased by 13.33%; Other goods and services increased by 6.83%; Housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials increased by 3.7%; Food and catering services increased by 3.02%; Culture, entertainment and tourism increased by 1.17%; Apparel, hats and footwear increased by 1.17%; Beverages and tobacco increased by 0.87% and household equipment and utensils increased by 0.78%.
There are 3/11 commodity groups that decreased including: Transportation decreased by 5.88%; Education decreased by 0.84% and Post and telecommunications decreased by 0.38%.
The gold price index in June 2024 decreased by 1.64% compared to the previous month, up 49.67% over the same period. The average for the first 6 months of 2024 increased by 47.19% over the same period. Domestic gold prices fluctuated in the same direction as world gold prices.
The US dollar index increased by 0.14% compared to the previous month and increased by 2.41% compared to the same period last year. The average for the first 6 months of 2024 increased by 2.53% compared to the same period last year.