Consumer price index in March decreased by 0.44%

People shop at a supermarket in Nha Trang.

Of the 11 main groups of goods and services, 4 groups had price indexes that decreased, including: Food and catering services decreased by 0.9%; household appliances and equipment decreased by 0.05%; transportation decreased by 2.05%; culture, entertainment and tourism decreased by 0.03%. 4 groups of goods and services had price indexes that increased, including: Beverages and tobacco increased by 0.08%; clothing, hats, and footwear increased by 0.16%; housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials increased by 0.18%; other goods and services increased by 0.21%. The group of medicines and medical services; the group of post and telecommunications; and the groupof education had stable price indexes.

The main reason for the CPI decrease in March was due to the decrease in prices of food, foodstuffs, and eating out; the adjustment of gas and petrol prices, combined with the decrease in travel demand, caused the price of passenger transport tickets by road and rail to decrease.

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Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/kinh-te/202504/chi-so-gia-tieu-dung-thang-3-giam-044-59d64ee/