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According to the Statistics Bureau, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September rose by 0.42% compared to the previous month. The average CPI for Q3/2025 increased by 3.27% year-over-year from Q3/2024. Over the first nine months of 2025, the CPI climbed 3.27% versus the same period last year, while core inflation advanced 3.19%.

According to the Statistics Bureau, Vietnam's socio-economic performance in the third quarter and the first nine months of 2025 has yielded remarkably positive results, with each month and quarter surpassing the previous in a global and regional economic landscape fraught with uncertainties.

Businesses ramped up production to meet export demands ahead of anticipated higher U.S. tariffs, while increased mining and electricity generation in recent months were the primary drivers behind the double-digit growth in the industrial production index for Q3/2025. The index is estimated to have risen by 10.0% year-on-year in Q3/2025; for the first nine months of 2025, it is projected to have increased by 9.1% compared to the same period last year. Within this, the manufacturing sector saw a 10.4% rise, marking the highest growth rate since 2020.