Hanoi, Aug. 6 -- Vietnam's Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 3.26% year-on-year in the first seven months of 2025, while core inflation rose 3.18%, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on August 6. Rising costs for housing repairs, food, and dining out were the main contributors to a 0.11% month-on-month increase in CPI in July. The index rose 2.13% from December 2024 and 3.19% year-on-year. CPI rose 0.03% in urban areas and 0.2% in rural areas. Among the 11 main commodity groups, prices increased in nine categories and declined in two. Key drivers of July CPI included healthcare and medicine prices, which surged 12.81% year-on-year, contributing 0.69 percentage points to CPI, following an increase in medical service prices un...