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Inflation rate lower than forecast

by VTV413 October 2015 Last updated at 15:58 PM

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Inflation rate lower than forecast
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VTV.vn - The National Assembly Standing Committee is considering a government report on the socio-economic situation in 2015 and forecasts for 2016.

According to the report, the consumer price index in the first 9 months of 2015 increased by just 0.74% on-year.

 CPI for the whole of 2015 is forecasted to increase from 1.5 - 2.5% on last year, which is much lower than the 5% forecasted at the beginning of the year.

GDP of 2015 is likely to reach 6.5%, which is 0.3% higher than forecast. According to experts, these figures call for further readjustments in economic policies.