Vietnam Transport Consumer Price Index Cumulative
Vietnam Transport Consumer Price Index Cumulative stood at 4.05 in Jul 2026, according to National Statistics Office (NSO). It is one of the indicators in the CPI table (Percent · Monthly), with a complete series running from Aug 2022 to Jul 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the CPI table
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | 3.08 | 3.61 | 3.31 | 2.44 | 1.19 | 0.05 | 3.48 | 3.28 | 2.82 | 2.61 | |
| Transport | 4.05 | 11.61 | 10.69 | 11.59 | -1.12 | -2.32 | -0.55 | 0.54 | -0.52 | 0.29 | |
| Postal services and telecommunications | 0.4 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.04 | -0.13 | -0.15 | -0.25 | -0.28 | -0.22 | -0.24 |
Understanding vietnam Transport Consumer Price Index Cumulative
Transportation prices span from passenger vehicles, fuels, and spare parts to certain transport services, maintenance, or vehicle usage services within the consumer basket. The index does not measure passenger traffic, freight volume, vehicle output, or corporate logistics costs. Unlike the headline CPI, it isolates travel-related expenditures; unlike the transport equipment manufacturing index, it tracks prices paid by consumers rather than industrial output.
Developments at each point aggregate months since the beginning of the year, so a fuel price surge or drop in a single month does not appear intact as in a monthly index. Comparing against the same period of the previous year is generally more meaningful because travel demand, Tet holidays, and tourism seasons can drastically alter consumption structures. Month-on-month comparisons should only be used to recognize fresh impacts shifting the cumulative result's trajectory. When vehicle structures, consumption weights, group classifications, or base years are updated, point levels across periods may not be entirely identical.
Frequently asked questions
- Does a drop in fuel prices certainly pull the transport index down?
- Not certainly. The impact depends on fuel weights, price trends of vehicles, spare parts, and transport services.
- Does this index reflect congestion or travel demand?
- Not directly. It measures consumer prices related to transport, not vehicle traffic volume or travel distance.
- How should price movements around the Tet holiday be read?
- Priority should be given to year-on-year comparisons because transport demand and holiday timing can distort month-on-month comparisons.