8/11 groups of goods and services had price index increase in August

According to data released by the General Statistics Office ( Ministry of Finance ) this morning, the consumer price index (CPI) in August 2025 increased by 0.05% compared to the previous month, mainly due to increased rental housing prices and eating out. CPI in August increased by 2.18% compared to December 2024; increased by 3.24% compared to the same period last year.

On average, in the first eight months of 2025, CPI increased by 3.25% over the same period last year; core inflation increased by 3.19%.

In the 0.05% increase in CPI in August compared to the previous month, 8 groups of goods and services had price indexes increasing.

CPI increase/decrease rate in August 2025 compared to the previous month. Illustration: CTK

The housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials group increased by 0.21%, mainly due to a 0.28% increase in rental prices due to increased demand for rental housing in some localities during the preparation for the new school year, when students and pupils returned to big cities to study; household electricity prices increased by 1.01% due to hot weather increasing electricity demand; prices of housing maintenance materials increased by 0.49% due to high prices of bricks, sand and stones due to scarce supply, increased production and transportation costs while construction demand was high.

The education group increased by 0.21%, of which the price of educational services increased by 0.21% due to some universities, private high schools and private kindergartens in some localities adjusting tuition fees for the 2025-2026 school year. In addition, the price of paper products increased by 0.9%; pens of all kinds increased by 0.71%; stationery and other school supplies increased by 0.52%.

The garment, hat and footwear group increased by 0.17% due to increased shopping demand in preparation for the new school year; the beverage and tobacco group increased by 0.17%; the household equipment and appliances group increased by 0.11%; the other goods and services group increased by 0.11%; the culture, entertainment and tourism group increased by 0.08%; and the medicine and medical services group increased slightly by 0.03%.

The three groups of goods and services with price indexes decreasing were post and telecommunications down 0.04%; food and catering services down 0.06%, of which food decreased 0.18%, eating out increased 0.2%, food increased slightly 0.01%; and transportation down 0.11%.

Core inflation in August increased by 0.19% compared to the previous month and increased by 3.25% compared to the same period last year. On average, in the first 8 months of 2025, core inflation increased by 3.19% compared to the same period last year, lower than the 3.25% increase of the average CPI, mainly due to the prices of food, foodstuffs, electricity, medical services, and education services, which are factors that increase the CPI but are excluded from the list of goods for calculating core inflation.

Domestic gold prices fluctuate in the same direction as world gold prices. As of August 30, 2025, the average world gold price was at 3,418.45 USD/ounce, up 1.47% compared to the previous month, mainly due to expectations of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) cutting interest rates and the weakening of the USD.

In addition, geopolitical instability, central bank purchases and strong gold demand in Asian markets have also impacted world gold prices.

Domestically, the gold price index in August increased by 1.2% compared to the previous month; increased by 48.62% compared to the same period in 2024; increased by 36.51% compared to December 2024; the average eight months of 2025 increased by 40.25% compared to the same period last year.

The domestic US dollar price fluctuates in the opposite direction to the world price. The domestic US dollar price index in August increased by 0.36% compared to the previous month; increased by 4.43% compared to the same period in 2024; increased by 3.67% compared to December 2024; the average eight months of 2025 increased by 3.45% compared to the same period last year.

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