Some localities have adjusted medical service prices according to Circular No. 21/2024/TT-BYT, and increased prices of transportation services and food due to increased travel and shopping needs of people during the Lunar New Year.
As of January 20, 2025, the country has cultivated 2,020.2 thousand hectares of winter-spring rice, equaling 103.9% of the same period last year. In which, the Northern localities reached 217.7 thousand hectares, equaling 141.4% due to favorable weather.
Some localities have adjusted medical service prices according to Circular No. 21/2024/TT-BYT. Increased housing prices and gasoline prices are the main causes of the consumer price index (CPI) in December 2024 increased by 0.29% compared to the previous month. Compared to December 2023, December CPI increased by 2.94%.
In 2023, the world economy continued to face many difficulties and challenges such as more intense and comprehensive strategic competition among major countries, increasing geopolitical tensions; complicated armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine and fighting in the Middle East which negatively impacted on the global economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic. Natural disasters, droughts, storms, floods, and climate change caused serious consequences; the risks of energy security, food security, and cyber security wasincreasing... In spite of being subdued, inflation was still anchored at a high level, many major economies maintained tight monetary policies and high interest rates; global trade, consumption and investment continued their downtrend; protective barriers and trade defense measures increased, etc., affecting export and import in the region and the world. Modest growth and growing public debt in many economies, including Viet Nam’s major trading partners, posed many potential risks, and decline in world aggregate demand directly impacted countries with high ranking in economic openness, including Viet Nam.
Agricultural production in November focused mainly on completing the harvest of winter rice across the country, planting winter crops in northern localities and harvesting autumn-winter rice in the Mekong Delta provinces.
Agricultural production in October focused on tending and harvesting winter rice and autumn-winter rice across the country and planting winter crops in the North. Livestock development was stable, and localities focused on recovering production after the impact of storm No. 3.
The increase in household electricity price index, rental housing price and housing maintenance materials are the main reasons why the consumer price index (CPI) in November 2024 increased by 0.13% compared to the previous month. Compared to December 2023, November CPI increased by 2.65% and compared to the same period last year increased by 2.77%. On average, in the 11 months of 2024, CPI increased by 3.69% over the same period last year; Core inflation increased by 2.7%.
As of November 20, 2024, the whole country has harvested 1,403.4 thousand hectares of seasonal rice, accounting for 90.7% of the cultivated area and equal to 95.7% of the same period last year. In which, the Northern localities harvested 933.8 thousand hectares, accounting for 93.8% and equaling 94.5%; the southern localities harvested 469.6 thousand hectares, accounting for 85.3% and equaling 98.2%.
Strategic competition among major countries is intensifying, geopolitical tensions, and military conflicts are escalating in several nations, affecting global peace and stability, which in turn undermines trade, investment, production, and consumption systems.
The world situation continues to fluctuate complicatedly, quickly and unpredictably with many risks and uncertainties
