12:02, 28/02/2014

Khanh Hoa CPI rises slightly in Feb.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) of Khanh Hoa Province in February has risen by 0.8% over that in previous month, reported the provincial Statistics Office...

 

Consumer Price Index (CPI) of Khanh Hoa Province in February has risen by 0.8% over that in previous month, reported the provincial Statistics Office. The Lunar New Year Festival in the month accounted for the rise of CPI but it was a low increase year-on-year because of the difficult economy and week purchase.


 

Specifically, food group rose slightly by 0.36% while foodstuff  climbed up by 1.94%. Eating and drinking service group soared by 2.32% according to the high input costs during the Lunar New Year Festival. Travel group made a 1.05% increase. Entertainment and tourism group saw a 3.1% rise, mainly in hotel room prices. Other groups had little fluctuation.

In February, gold price went up by 0.65% while USD price dropped slightly by 0.03%.

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