Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August increased by 0.47% compared with the previous month; increased by 3.57% compared with December 2025 and increased by 4.89% compared with the same period of the previous year. On average, in the first eight months of 2026, the CPI increased by 4.45% compared with the same period of the previous year; core inflation increased by 4.24%.
As of August 20, 2026, the whole country has basically completed sowing the summer-autumn rice crop with an area of 1,870.0 thousand hectares, down 29.1 thousand hectares compared to last year's summer-autumn crop. In detail, the northern provinces reached 167.5 thousand hectares, down 4.9 thousand hectares; the southern provinces reached 1,702.5 thousand hectares, down 24.2 thousand hectares.
In summary, for the first nine months of 2025, the IIP is estimated to increase by 9.1% compared to the same period last year (up 8.4% in the same period of 2024). Among them, the manufacturing and processing industry increased by 10.4% (up 9.6% in the same period of 2024), contributing 8.4 percentage points to the overall increase.
During the first half of 2026, the global situation remained highly complex and unpredictable. Prolonged armed conflicts in the Middle East escalated risks to global peace and security, negatively impacting global supply chains, energy and commodity prices, logistics costs, and international trade.
Agricultural, forestry, and fishery production in July maintained stable growth. Agricultural production focused on cultivating and tending of rice and other winter and summer-autumn crops.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 0.12% in July 2026 compared to the previous month, mainly due to lower gasoline and oil prices following the decline in global fuel prices, as well as lower food prices resulting from abundant supply. Compared to December 2025, the CPI increased by 3.08%, and it rose by 4.45% compared to the same period last year.
Industrial production in July kept a positive growth momentum, driven by the activation of new production capacities and the expansion of business operations. The industrial production index for the whole industry in the month is estimated to have risen 1.2% compared to the previous month and 14.5% year-on-year.
As of July 20, 2026, the whole country has planted 1,862.8 thousand hectares of summer-autumn rice, down 24.0 thousand hectares compared to the same period last year, including: Northern provinces planted 166.9 thousand hectares, down 5.5 thousand hectares; southern provinces planted 1,695.9 thousand hectares, down 18.5 thousand hectares.
In the first half of 2026, the global situation remained highly complex, and unpredictable. Prolonged armed conflicts in the Middle East escalated risks to global peace and security, negatively impacting global supply chains, energy and commodity prices, logistics costs, and international trade.
As of April 20th, 2026, the national planted area of spring rice reached 2,932.9 thousand hectares, showing a year-on-year decrease of 36.8 thousand hectares. Of which, the Northern localities reached 1,037.5 thousand hectares, falling by 12.9 thousand hectares; the Southern localities harvested 1,486.0 thousand hectares of spring rice, accounting for 78.4% of the cultivated area and equal to 92.2% of the same period last year.
