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4. Consumer Price Index , Gold and USD Price index
The average consumer price index (CPI) in 2023 increased by
3.41% over the previous year (the average CPI rose by 3.94% in 2022).
The average gold price index in 2023 soared by 2.13% compared to the

previous year. The average US dollar price index in 2023 edged up
2.04% against to the previous year.
The world commodity market in 2023 had many fluctuations and
was affected by global economic, political and social factors.

Domestically, many solutions were actively implemented such as:
reduction of lending interest rates, stability of the foreign exchange
market; disbursement of public investment capital; implementation of
credit packages to support industries and sectors; decrease of the value
added tax on some groups of goods and services from 10% to 8% from
July 1, 2023; reduction of environmental tax on aviation fuel; support of
enterprises; much attention to social security was paid.
5. Social situation

5.1. Population, labor, employment

The average population in 2023 increased by 0.5% compared to
that in 2022. The quality of the population was improved, with the
lowest birth rate since 2015, reaching 14.57‰. As an net emigration
province with a majority of working age population to go to work and
study in other provinces, so the labor force only rose by 0.2% compared
to 2022. The ratio of working people aged 15 and over compared to the
population was gradually decreasing (in 2019 it was 53.74%, gradually
decreasing to 49.99% in 2023).

The average population in 2023 was estimated at 654,198 people,
a year-on-year increase of 0.50%. Of which, the male population was
325,830 people, accounted for 49.81%, an increase of 0.56%; the
female population was 328,368 people, making up 50.19%, up 0.44%;
the population in the urban area was 214,252 people, accounting for
32.75%, up 0.78% and the population in the rural area was 439,946
people, accounting for 67.25%, up 0.36%. The average population
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density was 139 people/km .

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