China News Service, June 10, according to the National Bureau of Statistics website, in May 2020, national consumer prices rose 2.4% year-on-year. Among them, urban prices rose by 2.3% and rural areas by 3.0%; food prices rose by 10.6% and non-food prices rose by 0.4%; consumer goods prices rose by 3.3% and service prices rose by 1.0%. On average from January to May, national consumer prices rose 4.1% over the same period last year.
In May, national consumer prices fell 0.8% month-on-month. Among them, the city fell by 0.7% and the countryside by 0.9%; food prices fell by 3.5% and non-food prices were flat; consumer goods prices fell by 1.2% and service prices were flat.
1. The year-on-year changes in the prices of various goods and services
In May, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 8.5% year-on-year, affecting the CPI (Consumer Price Index) to rise by about 2.55 percentage points. In food, the price of livestock meat increased by 57.4%, affecting CPI by about 2.55 percentage points, of which pork price increased by 81.7%, affecting CPI by about 1.98 percentage points; the price of aquatic products rose by 3.7%, affecting CPI by about 0.07 percentage points; food prices Increased by 1.5%, affecting CPI by about 0.03 percentage points; fresh fruit prices decreased by 19.3%, affected CPI by about 0.43 percentage points; egg prices decreased by 12.3%, affected CPI by about 0.08 percentage points; fresh vegetable prices decreased by 8.5%, affected CPI It dropped by about 0.22 percentage points.
The prices of the other seven categories rose four times and dropped three times year-on-year. Among them, the prices of other supplies and services, education, culture and entertainment rose by 5.3% and 2.2% respectively, the prices of medical care, daily necessities and services rose by 2.1% and 0.1% respectively; the prices of transportation and communications, housing and clothing dropped by 5.1% and 0.5% respectively % And 0.4%.
Second, the chain price changes of various goods and services
In May, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol decreased by 2.4% month-on-month, affecting a decrease of about 0.77 percentage points in CPI. In food, the price of fresh vegetables decreased by 12.5%, affecting CPI by about 0.33 percentage points; the price of livestock meat decreased by 5.7%, affecting CPI by about 0.41 percentage points, of which pork price decreased by 8.1%, affecting CPI by about 0.37 percentage points; eggs Prices fell by 4.1%, affecting CPI by about 0.02 percentage points; fresh fruit prices by 0.8%, affecting CPI by about 0.01 percentage points; aquatic product prices rose by 1.3%, affecting CPI by about 0.02 percentage points; food prices rose by 0.3%, affecting CPI It rose by about 0.01 percentage points.
The prices of the other seven categories rose two, three levels and two fell. Among them, the prices of other supplies and services and clothing rose by 0.5% and 0.2%, respectively; the prices of daily necessities and services, education, culture and entertainment, and medical care were all flat; the prices of housing, transportation and communications all fell by 0.2%.