Tags onsumer price index CPI faces two development scenarios this year: expert Tuesday, Jan 12, 2021 An economic expert has forecast two possible scenarios that will affect the consumer price index (CPI) this year. CPI in January hits 7-year high Thursday, Jan 30, 2020 Viet Nam’s consumer price index (CPI) in January hit a record high, up 1.23 per cent over the previous month and 6.43 per cent year on year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).