According to the Provincial Statistics Office, Hai Duong's consumer price index (CPI) in June increased by 0.93% compared to May. Thus, the consumer price index has increased continuously in the first 6 months of 2024. On average, in the first 6 months of this year, the CPI increased by 2.95% compared to the same period in 2023.
Compared to May, 6 groups of goods and services increased in price, 3 groups decreased in price and 2 groups had stable prices.
Among the 6 groups of goods with increased prices, some groups increased sharply, greatly affecting the CPI, such as housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials, up 4.02%. The food and catering services group increased 1.49%, mainly due to the sharp increase in the group of food and livestock meat, especially pork. The culture, entertainment and tourism group increased 0.3%, due to the high demand for travel in the summer.
Some groups of goods have lower prices compared to May such as: transportation group (mainly decrease in fuel and oil due to some price reduction adjustments), postal and telecommunications group...
HUYEN TRANG