(HBO) – The northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh's Customer Price Index (CPI) in August rose 0.62% compared to the previous month, and 1.19% year on year.
Supermarkets and shopping centres in Hoa Binh province always strive to provide a variety of products to meet consumer’s demands.
In the month, among 11 groups of goods and services, prices of four groups experienced increases, which are transportation (up 3.66%); food and beverage services (0.44%); housing, electricity, water, and construction materials (0.31%); garments, headwear and footwear (0.04%).
Only goods and services group saw a drop of 0.01% while prices of other remaining groups remained stable.
Also in August, the province’s total retail sales of goods reached nearly 960 billion VND (40 million USD), down 1.4% compared in July but up 6.06% year on year. Accumulated total retail sales of goods from the beginning of the year was estimated at 7.94 trillion VND (324 million USD, an increase of 28.22% over the same period last year.
Among them, some product groups saw high growth compared to the same period last year such as food and foodstuffs (36.46%); gasoline and petroleum (32.92%); and household utensils, tools, and equipment (28.14%).
In Lac Thuy district, communes have been succeeded in promoting their One Commune-One Product (OCOP) products while others are still struggling to position their typical farming products in market. Some communes in the district still fail to have their products met OCOP programme’s requirements, while others have seen their certifications expired.
The inspectorate agency of Hoa Binh province has issued Official Dispatch No. 1090/TTr-PCTN to provincial departments, agencies, localities, business associations, enterprises, and investors regarding measures to improve informal component indexes of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).
Hoa Binh is taking concrete steps to improve its investment environment, with a strong focus on supporting businesses, settling obstacles for strategic investors, and creating opportunities for robust development in the coming years.
Under the blazing early summer sun, the construction site of Nhuan Trach Industrial Park (IP) in Luong Son district is abuzz with activities from dawn to dusk, a testament to the determination of the investor to meet their construction targets on schedule.
