Vietnam's consumer price index rose 4.57% in the first ten months of 2026, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance, as reported by VnExpress International. In October alone prices rose 0.2% from September, mainly because of higher domestic fuel prices.
Compared with October last year, the index was up 5.09%. Against December 2025 it was up 4.41%. Urban prices rose 0.16% on the month and rural prices 0.25%, and seven of the eleven main spending groups rose while four fell.
The biggest year-on-year contributors were food and catering, up 4.61%, and housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials, up 6.66%, within which household electricity rose 3.97%. Transport rose 6.98%, with fuel up 13.09%.
Core inflation, which excludes fuel, gas, food, fresh produce and healthcare services, was 4.04% in October year on year. It fell 0.05% from September, and its ten-month average was 4.24%.
Domestic gold fell 2.85% on the month in October. The domestic US dollar index fell 0.26% on the month.
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