Cooking gas prices rise by VND5,500/12-kg canister

10:05, 01/05/2016

(ĐN)- According to gas trading firms in Dong Nai province, the price of cooking gas has been increased by VND5,500 per 12kg tank from May 1.

 

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(ĐN)- According to gas trading firms in Dong Nai province, the price of cooking gas has been increased by VND5,500 per 12kg tank from May 1.

This is the third consecutive price increase came this year. The retail price of a 12kg cooking gas canister now ranges between VND274,000 and VND276,000.The price hike was attributed to a rise in the global gas price, which is $52.5 per tonne now, a surge of $17.5 per tonne from the previous month.

Currently, 60 percent of the total gas consumption in the country has to be imported, making local gas prices be adjusted following global gas prices.

Reported by K.M