date:Aug 26, 2014
The General Statistics Office (GSO) provided the figures, which are the lowest levels recorded for August in the past nine years, as numerous factors have curbed price increases this month, said Do Thi Ngoc, Director of the GSO's CPI Department.
The world prices of numerous essential goods remained stable and declined while domestic petroleum prices decreased thrice in nearly a month since July 18.
In August, petroleum prices fell by 0.16 per cent month-on-month, public traffic service prices