According to data from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, Vietnam's share price index (CPI) declined in April 2008, or 2.2%, and rebounded again in May, up 3.9% from last month, up 25.2% from 07 in May.

In May of this year, CPI increased by an average of 19.09% over the same period last year.

Compared with April, the prices of consumer price index increased the highest: 7.25% of food and service industries, 1.2% of building materials and real estate, 0.96% of clothing, shoes and hats and leather goods.

It is reported that Vietnam's economy has been developing upwards in the 1-5 month, and there has been some progress in industrial production. Agriculture, forestry and fishery are facing difficulties but remain stable. Service industry is full of vitality, exports are growing rapidly, and foreign direct investment has been greatly increased.