Consumer Price Index (CPI) Goes up by 0.12 Percent

August’s total retail sales hit nearly VND4.7 trillion (US$241.27), up 2.8 percent compared to July.

The cumulative total for the past eight months of 2010 reached over VND32.8 trillion (US$1.68 billion), accounting for 57.4 percent according to year plan targets, up 26.3 percent over the same period last year.

Particularly, the total retail sales of the state, non-state and foreign-invested sectors increased by 2.4 percent, 2.9 percent and 2.4 percent respectively.

Additionally, import and export activities changed for the better. August’s export turnover hit US$585.8 million, up 2.4 percent compared to July.

The cumulative total for the past eight months of 2010 was US$4.51 billion, accounting for 64.1 percent according to plan targets, up 23.5 percent over the same period.

August’s import turnover hit US$715.5 million, up 1.4 percent compared to July.

The cumulative total for the past eight months of 2010 was US$5.656 billion, accounting for 76 percent according to plan targets, up 42.8 percent over the same period last year.

Reported by Hoang Yen, Translated by Duy Minh