Illustration. (Photo: VNA)The highest rise was seen in prices of telecommunications services(1.83%), followed by entertainment and tourism services (1.74%).
Prices of food and catering services advanced 1.13% comparedto June, with fresh, dried or processed vegetables going up 2.17%; cattle meat,1.78%; eggs, 1.59%; poultry meat, 1.58%; and rice, 0.17%.
Those of housing, water supply, electricity, fuel andconstruction materials increased slightly by 0.28%, with gas and other forms of energy declining 1.44%.
Those of transport services slid 2.83% on the back of a 7.31%drop in fuel after petrol prices were revised down three times last month. Homeappliances edged down 0.09%./.
VNA
