On January 24 (ie the 3rd day of the Lunar New Year), the Ministry of Finance said that people’s demand for shopping on the 3rd day of Tet is not much, focusing on the morning, mainly buying and selling vegetables, tubers, fruits and flowers. Fresh and items served for worship making golden rice at families.
According to the Ministry of Finance, a number of fresh flower shops across the country have opened for sale, and mobile flower stalls are also more numerous than the previous day.
A few convenience stores have opened to serve the needs of people shopping to go to pagodas and New Year’s greetings such as alcohol, confectionery…
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The prices of these items are generally stable compared to the end of the year and the supply is sufficient to meet the needs of consumers, there is no sudden price increase in essential goods and services. hoarding a lot of fresh food before Tet and the need to buy more today is not much.
In some residential markets, the number of stalls selling green vegetables is higher because the demand for green vegetables is more than meat, fresh food, the market price of some vegetables increases slightly locally at some markets. due to a slight increase in purchasing power compared to yesterday.
However, the supply of vegetables, tubers and fruits is abundant, fully meeting the consumption needs of the people throughout the country…
After a few years of restrictions and closure due to the COVID-19 epidemic, this year, temples and pagodas have reopened, the price of spontaneous car parking in spiritual tourist areas is still higher than today. often.
In Ho Chi Minh City, at wholesale markets, the amount of goods imported to the market is only 30-62% compared to normal days, mainly vegetables, tubers and fruits.
The prices of most items followed a downward trend to the normal daily price, the purchasing power increased slightly compared to the previous day due to the preparation of shopping for grandparents, but it was still relatively slow, especially for some items, the price increased. due to low quantity of goods.
In Hanoi, the supply of goods for the 3rd day of Tet is still guaranteed to be abundant, there is no shortage of goods with high prices.
Some large supermarkets have opened such as BigC, Co.opMart, Aeon Mall, Hapro… in addition, there are 123 stores of Circle K convenience store system in inner districts of Hanoi operating through Tet, therefore always ensure the source of goods to serve the needs of the people of the capital during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Through the survey of The financialmarket price situation on the morning of the 3rd of Tet in some areas people’s market such as Linh Nam market (Hoang Mai), Nam Dong market, Tho Quan market (Kham Thien, Dong Da district), Thai Thinh I market, Cat Linh market (Giang Vo), Kim Quan market (Viet Hung, Long Bien district) )… shows stable commodity prices compared to the 2nd of Tet.
Due to the cold weather, trading activities at local markets have not been as vibrant as every year, mainly focusing on some fresh products such as green vegetables, seafood, meat…
Prices only increased slightly, mainly in fresh seafood products, about 10-20% compared to weekdays.
Vegetables are mainly because some households have vegetables and tubers to self-cultivate until the harvest period, so they sell them, the price of vegetables has not changed much compared to the previous day.
In Da Nang, the market started operating again, people went to buy goods to give to their grandparents and some business households opened their doors to sell at the beginning of the year.
The prices of some items are as follows, meat decreased compared to before Tet, vegetables, tubers and fruits decreased compared to 30 Tet due to the remaining sales remaining for sale and the shopping demand of the people at this time. high, focusing on households that worship and bring grandparents according to custom.
The Ministry of Finance forecasts that the price of essential consumer goods on the 4th day of the Lunar New Year will not have any abnormal fluctuations in price because the demand for shopping on the first day of the year is still not much, most people have bought enough to stock up. before Tet.
In some provinces and big cities, many supermarkets and shops have reopened to serve the shopping needs of essential goods, so the supply of goods will be fully satisfied.
In addition, on the 4th of Tet, many stalls at the people’s market will continue to reopen for sale; Some supermarkets reopen officially, shopping activities will be more active.
People’s shopping demand will increase more than the 3rd, especially the need to travel, return to big cities to settle down and travel in big cities.
Vegetables, tubers, fruits, some fresh foods, fresh flowers and other items for worship services are still items with great consumption power.
Commodity prices will continue to be stable or tend to increase slightly. Particularly, car parking services, food services, incense-burning offerings may continue to be high due to an increase in the number of people going on spring vacations and going to festivals.
The Ministry of Finance proposed to continue to closely monitor commodity prices, assess the supply and demand of goods, especially essential commodities, and those with high fluctuations or high prices in the area so that the owner can control the situation. Take action to ensure a balance of goods to meet the people’s consumption needs, stabilize the market, prevent shortages of goods, disrupt supply sources, and cause sudden price increases during the year-end and Tet holiday. Lunar New Year, or in cases of epidemic outbreaks.
In addition, localities continue to closely monitor market supply and demand, prices to have the most appropriate market stabilization solution, especially for commodities. fresh food such as pork, poultry, seafood; parking, entertainment, dining, travel services for holidays and Tet.
Thuy Duong (VNA/Vietnam+)