[Vnbiz] Consumer Price Index May 2008

[Tran Dinh Hoanh]

Dear CACC,

This is CPI list from General Statistics Office of Vietnam for the first 5
months of 2008 compared with the first 5 months of 2007.  The increase is
19.04%.  Food price increases the most 31.87%, housing  construction
material 20.37%, means of transport & communication 14.34% (of which
telecommunication actually goes down  by -11.52%, does that means
gasoline-related transport means increases by 25.86%?).

Have a good day!

Hoanh
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http://www.gso.gov.vn/default_en.aspx?tabid=462&idmid=2&ItemID=7156


*Consumer price index*

*Rural area in the whole country*

*May 2008*



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Index in May 2008 compared with (%)

Index in the five first months in 2008 compared with same period in 2007

*Base year 2005*

*May*

*2007*

*Dec. 2007*

*April 2008*













*Consumer price index*

*140.61*

*125.50*

*116.56*

*103.91*

*119.04*

Food and foodstuff

163.45

142.60

127.14

107.12

*130.53*

*Of which: - Food *

198.89

164.54

150.48

120.78

*131.87*

*               - Foodstuff*

151.55

136.20

118.90

102.27

*131.44*

*               - Eating outside*

156.49

131.99

122.53

103.07

*124.29*

Beverage and cigarette

122.54

110.61

107.45

101.72

*108.06*

Garment, footwear, hat

118.08

108.07

105.22

100.78

*106.99*

Housing and construction materials (*)

143.37

124.40

114.17

101.22

*120.37*

Household appliances and goods

116.37

107.03

104.77

100.91

*105.78*

Medical products and health care

114.66

107.12

103.30

100.50

*106.79*

Means of transport and communication

132.79

117.94

111.73

100.53

*114.34*

*Of which: Postal services and Telecommunication*

84.48

88.36

91.07

99.89

*88.48*

Education

109.88

102.80

101.65

100.45

*102.22*

Culture, sport and entertainment

106.29

102.98

103.20

100.55

*101.57*

Other consumer goods and services

124.10

111.38

106.70

100.38

*110.94*



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(*) Including: housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials.


-- 
Tran Dinh Hoanh, Esq., LLB, JD
Washington DC
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