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| People shopping at a supermarket in Hanoi |
Apart from food, other products showed an average price hike of less than 0.6%; and housing, electricity and water supplies, and building materials even saw price reductions compared to January.
A fall in the price of gas prompted the prices of housing, electricity and water supplies, and building materials to nosedive 0.5% over the previous month.
Healthcare, education and telecommunications services did not experience any price hike.
On the contrary, food and food catering services increased 1.06%, with food up 0.83%, foodstuff up 1.03% and eating out up 1.23%.
In February, gold prices soared 2.64% while USD prices dropped 0.01% compared to January.
