This year’s CPI expands 3.54% from 2017: GSO
2018 is considered a successful year in controlling inflation as the average consumer price index (CPI) rises by 3.54% from 2017 and 2.98% from last December, meeting the CPI growth target of under 4%.
January records trade deficit
Vietnam ran a trade deficit of US$100 million in January, after enjoying a trade surplus of billions of dollars in 2016.