Real estate revenue in Ho Chi Minh City reached 173 trillion VND (over 7 billion USD) in the first eight months of the year, up 6.1% year-on-year, according to the HCM City Statistics Office.

The CPI of Ho Chi Minh City in March fell 0.3 percent from the previous month, but rose 2.2 percent compared to the same period last year, reported the municipal Statistics Office on March 29.