Vietnam Inflation Climbs to 25-Month High, Adding Rate Pressure

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Vietnamese inflation accelerated to a 25-month high in March on rising gasoline and power costs, adding pressure for another increase in interest rates.

Prices rose 13.89 percent this month from a year earlier, compared with a 12.31 percent pace in February, according to figures released by the General Statistics Office in Hanoi today. That’s the fastest since February 2009. Prices rose 2.17 percent from February.