The Chicken lunar Tet (At Dau) is on 9thFebruary 2005, so the change in consumer price, both after and before Tet holidays, takes place in February. Consumer price in February raises 2.5% against last month mainly due to price of foodstuff and 3.6% against last December 2004. Thus the consumer price after the 2 beginning months is increasing at a high rate but within the rule for months related to lunar Tet.

Gold price after increasing for many months, in February this rate decreases by 1.8%  against last month and by 3.8% against last December 2004; while USD price both goes up for 2 indexes and at a rate of 0.1%.