Consumer price index in March decreased but still increased more than 5% compared to the same period

traffic — In March, the consumer price index of the transportation group decreased the most.

According to the Hai Duong Statistics Office, the consumer price index in March decreased by 0.03% compared to the previous month, and increased by 5.17% compared to the same period last year. On average, in the first quarter, Hai Duong's consumer price index increased by 5.19% compared to the same period.

The consumer price index in Hai Duong increased compared to the same period last year due to the increase in the food and beverage group in the third and fourth quarters of 2024 that has not decreased so far, creating a new price level, so the current price increased by an average of 7.9% compared to the first quarter of 2024. In addition, the price of medical services adjusted according to the new basic salary from the fourth quarter of 2024 led to an average price increase of 13.8% for this group.

Compared to the previous month, 3/11 commodity groups decreased in price. Of which, the index of the transportation group was 98.1%, down 1.9%, contributing 0.19% to the general consumer price index. The reason is that the State adjusted the price of gasoline and oil, so the index of the fuel group decreased by 4.41%, the public transportation service group decreased by 1.92%...

The price index of the beverage and tobacco group was 99.89%, down 0.11%, mainly due to the decrease of 0.18% in alcohol of all kinds, contributing 0.01% to the general consumer price index. The index of the clothing, hats and footwear group was 99.97%, down 0.03%. The reason is that winter is over, many stores have deep discounts to boost consumption of goods, so the ready-made clothing group decreased by 0.12%.

On the other hand, some items in the month had a slight increase in price index compared to the previous month such as: housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials increased by 0.41%; food and catering services increased by 0.27%; culture, entertainment and tourism increased by 0.14%, contributing to the general CPI increase of 0.01%...

The March consumer price index fell, reflecting a decrease in prices of some goods, making people spend less.

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