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Vietnam Inflation January 2019

Vietnam: Inflation decelerates in January

According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, consumer prices fell 0.10% over the previous month in January, following the 0.25% drop logged in December. The decline was primarily due to falling traffic prices, in tandem with the tumble in global crude oil prices, while prices for postal services and telecommunication fell marginally. On the other hand, food and foodstuff, and education saw the largest price increases in January.

Inflation plunged to 2.6% in January from 3.5% in December, remaining in line with the Central Bank’s target of below 4.0% inflation. Meanwhile, annual average inflation was stable at December’s over one-year high of 3.6%.

Core consumer prices, which excludes prices for rent, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials, rose 0.30% over the prior month in January, up from the 0.09% month-on-month rise in December. Finally, core inflation ticked up to 1.8% in January from 1.7% in December.

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