The prices of eight out of eleven groups of commodities increased as compared to the previous month. The price of the group of transport registered the highest increase of 0.68%. The prices of the groups of medicine and healthcare services, garments and textile, headwear and footwear increased by 0.15%; other goods and services increased by 0.14%; and food and catering services rose by 0.11%.
Meanwhile, the prices of three groups of housing and construction materials, postal and telecommunication services, and culture, entertainment and tourism declined by 0.04%, 0.03% and 0.01% respectively in comparison with the previous month.
Core inflation in November 2017 (after deducting the prices of food, foodstuff; energy and state-managed goods and services including healthcare and educational services) increased by 0.06% as compared to that of the previous month, and by 1.28% in comparison with that of the same period of 2016. Average core inflation for 11 months of 2017 increased by 1.42% in comparison with that of the same period of 2016.
The gold price was down by 0.3% and USD depreciated by 0.01% against VND as compared to that of November 2017.
Le Hang