The CPI increased by 0.23% MoM and 4.94% YoY, showing that prices of goods did nnot change much regardless of the increase in the price of gasoline by 3% last month. The PMI in July stood at 51.7 points, indicating a continued recovery in manufacturing although the growth seemed to decelerate since April 2014. Contracted FDI went up sharply in July thanks to Samsung Display project in Bac Ninh with total capital of 1 billion USD.