China News Agency, Beijing, June 10 (Reporter Wang Enbo) The National Bureau of Statistics of China released data on the 10th that in May, China's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.4% year-on-year, a decrease of 0.9 percentage points from the previous month. For the first time in months since returning to the "2 era". On average from January to May, China's CPI rose 4.1% from the same period last year.

  Specifically, food is still the main factor driving CPI up, but its price increase continues to slow. Dong Lijuan, senior statistician of the City Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, said that in May, food prices rose by 10.6%, the rate of decrease fell by 4.2 percentage points, affecting the CPI rise of about 2.15 percentage points; non-food prices rose by 0.4%, the same increase as last month, affecting the rise of CPI About 0.29 percentage points.

Data graph: Consumers are buying pork. China News Service reporter Zhang Yunshe

  Among foods, pork prices rose by 81.7%, with a decrease of 15.2 percentage points; beef, lamb, chicken, and duck prices rose by 4.4% to 19.4%, all of which have declined; the prices of fresh fruit, eggs, and fresh vegetables decreased by 19.3% and 14.5, respectively. % And 8.5%, the decline has expanded.

  In May, the core CPI after deducting food and energy prices rose 1.1% year-on-year, the same rate as last month. According to official estimates, of the 2.4% year-on-year increase in the month, the tailing effect of price changes last year was about 3.2 percentage points, and the effect of new price increases was about -0.8 percentage points.

  From a quarter-on-quarter perspective, China's CPI continued to decline by 0.8% in May, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the previous month. Among them, food prices fell by 3.5%, the decline increased by 0.5 percentage points, affecting the CPI fell by about 0.78 percentage points; non-food prices fell from 0.2% last month to flat.

  Dong Lijuan revealed that among the food products, a large number of self-produced fresh vegetables went on the market, and prices continued to decline by 12.5%, an increase of 4.5 percentage points; hog production capacity was further restored, pork supply continued to increase, and temperatures increased, consumption entered the off-season, and prices continued to decline by 8.1% The rate of decline has increased by 0.5 percentage points; eggs and fresh fruit are in sufficient supply, and prices continue to fall by 4.8% and 0.8%, respectively.

  Wen Bin, chief researcher of China Minsheng Bank, told reporters that the current domestic epidemic situation is generally stable, the resumption of production and production, and the resumption of business in an orderly manner, the market supply and demand conditions have improved, and inflation has further declined. In the first 5 months, the cumulative CPI increased by 4.1% year-on-year. According to this trend, it is expected that the control target of 3.5% will be achieved throughout the year. (Finish)