HA NOI (VNS)— Viet Nam's consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.51 per
cent in December compared with the previous month and increased by 6.04
per cent over December last year, which the average CPI this year
increased by 6.6 per cent over 2012, marked the lowest rate of increase
recorded over the past decade. SEE MORE Domestic gold price yesterday lost an additional 1.08 per cent to
fall below the resistance level of VND35 million per tael (US$1,647),
which marked a record-low not seen since November 2010. SEE MORE Gold swung between gains and losses
after sliding to the lowest level in almost two weeks as the Federal Reserve said that it will trim its monthly bond
purchases on an improved outlook for the U.S. jobs market. SEE MORE The State Bank of Viet Nam intends to keep up gold auctions to
correct imbalances in supply and demand in the domestic market,
according to the Head of the Foreign Exchange Department, Nguyen Quang
Huy. SEE MORE Vietnam is on track to bring inflation under control this year,
rising just 6% over 2012 – a record low in the past 10 years, according
to the General Statistics Office (GSO) leader.
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