Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.27% in the first half of 2025 as compared with the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Office.

The CPI growth was mainly driven by price increases of food and food stuff, household electricity, and healthcare services.

Food and catering services prices surged 3.69%, contributing 1.24 percentage points to the overall CPI increase. Pork prices alone surged 12.75% due to limited supply, adding 0.43 percentage points to CPI.

Housing, electricity, water, fuels and construction materials soared 5.73%, with higher household electricity tariffs and building material costs adding 1.08 percentage points. Notably, healthcare and medicine prices jumped 13.87%, lifting CPI by 0.75 percentage points following adjustments to service price frameworks.

The CPI in June rose by 0.48% compared to the previous month and climbed 3.57% year-on-year.

The core inflation in the first six months of the year increased 3.16% year-on-year.