Vietnam Eating Out CPI Year-on-Year
Vietnam Eating Out CPI Year-on-Year stood at 7.99 in Jul 2026, according to National Statistics Office (NSO). It is one of the indicators in the CPI table (Year on year (YoY) · Monthly), with a complete series running from Dec 2001 to Jul 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the CPI table
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | 4.45 | 4.69 | 5.6 | 5.46 | 4.65 | 3.35 | 2.53 | 3.48 | 3.58 | 3.25 | |
| Food and catering services | 4.63 | 4.89 | 5.03 | 5.2 | 4.72 | 5.28 | 3.64 | 4.2 | 3.29 | 2.09 | |
| Dining out | 7.99 | 8.28 | 8.39 | 8.3 | 6.58 | 5.31 | 4.31 | 4.21 | 4.05 | 3.96 |
Understanding vietnam Eating Out CPI Year-on-Year
Prices of meals, dishes, and services served at eateries, restaurants, or ready-to-eat food stalls are grouped into this indicator. The scope emphasizes expenditures on finished products consumed outside the home, where selling prices also incorporate costs for raw materials, labor, premises, energy, and service. Food or foodstuffs purchased for home cooking are not included in this branch. Consequently, the out-of-home dining CPI can rise even when retail food prices are stable, and it usually adjusts more slowly than fresh ingredients. It is a component of the food and food services group, not a separate measure of accommodation activity.
Year-on-year comparisons are appropriate for observing service pricing trends across peak and off-peak seasons. However, Tet, the tourism season, and changing dining-out habits can cause monthly consumption patterns to vary. When material costs rise, the lag in passing them on to menu prices means the index does not necessarily fluctuate simultaneously with the food CPI. To assess the latest pressures, it should be placed alongside the month-on-month comparison; to view more sustained trends, prioritize the year-on-year series and avoid conclusions from a single data point.
Frequently asked questions
- Do takeaway food prices fall under this indicator?
- They may fall within the scope if the food has been prepared and sold as a food service, depending on the commodity classification method.
- Why might food prices fall while dining out continues to rise?
- Menu prices also reflect labor, real estate, energy costs, and typically react to input costs with a time lag.
- Does this index include hotel accommodation costs?
- No. Lodging is a separate service, although it is occasionally analyzed alongside the dining sector.