Hanoi, Sept. 3 -- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.47% in August from the previous month, marking a return to growth after two consecutive monthly declines, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance. The August CPI was 3.57% higher than in December 2025 and 4.89% higher than a year earlier. On average, the index in the first eight months of 2026 increased 4.45% from the same period last year. Transport prices were the main driver of the monthly hike, rising 4.09% month-on-month and pushing up the overall CPI by 0.41 percentage point. Diesel prices surged 22.15%, while petrol prices increased 9.53%, following domestic fuel price adjustments in line with movements in global fuel markets. Some vehic...