Vietnam Inflation Rate  1996-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Consumer prices in Vietnam rose 3.40 percent year-on-year in September of 2017, compared to a 3.35 percent increase in a month earlier and reaching the highest figure since April. Cost went up more for: housing (4.85 percent vs 4.23 percent in August); transport (5.69 percent vs 5.67 percent); medicine (42.39 percent vs 42.06 percent), and other goods & services (2.32 percent vs 2.25 percent). Cost increased less for : beverages, tobacco (1.45 percent vs 1.46 percent in August); culture, entertainment (0.66 percent vs 0.92 percent); garments (0.93 percent vs 1.02 percent); household appliances (0.98 percent vs 1.03 percent), and education (7.72 percent vs 9.96 percent). In contrast, cost fell for both food (-1.31 percent vs -1.36 percent) and posts and telecoms (-0.58 percent vs -0.61 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.59 percent, following a 0.92 percent increase in a month earlier. Inflation Rate in Vietnam averaged 6.54 percent from 1996 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 28.24 percent in August of 2008 and a record low of -2.60 percent in July of 2000.