Vinh Phuc (VNA) – Thanks to the support from the localadministration and the dynamism of local firms, the northern province of Vinh Phuchas enjoyed high revenue from goods and services so far this year.

Total retail revenue of goods and services in September thisyear is estimated at over 4.4 trillion VND (190.6 million USD), a rise of 10.41percent year on year.

In the first nine months of 2019, the figure reached about38.16 trillion VND, up 9.45 percent over the same period last year.

At the same time, theconsumer price index (CPI) in Vinh Phuc rose 1.32 percent compared to the sametime in 2018, the lowest level in the last four years.

The rise was attributable to increases inhealth care and education fees, rising prices of gold and the US dollar, andthe impact of African swine fever.

In September alone, CPI in the province was up0.35 percent over the previous month, and 1.38 percent over the same time lastyear. In the month, three out of the 11 goods groups saw an upturn in prices,with the highest rise of 4.06 percent recorded in education fees, followed byfood and catering services’ prices at 0.8 percent, and other goods and servicesat 0.04 percent.

Meanwhile, the prices of five out of the 11goods groups dropped, with the sharpest fall seen in transportation prices at1.29 percent. Prices of housing and construction materials decreased by 0.66percent, while those of post and telecommunications fell0.3 percent, culture, entertainment and tourism dropped 0.08 percent andequipment and household appliances lost 0.11 percent./.