China News Service, September 9th. According to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, in August 2020, national consumer prices rose 2.4% year-on-year.
Among them, urban prices rose by 2.1%, rural areas rose by 3.2%; food prices rose by 11.2%, non-food prices rose by 0.1%; consumer goods prices rose by 3.9%, and service prices fell by 0.1%.
From January to August, the national consumer prices rose by 3.5% over the same period last year.
In August, the national consumer prices rose by 0.4% month-on-month.
Among them, urban prices rose by 0.4%, rural areas rose by 0.4%; food prices rose by 1.4%, non-food prices rose by 0.1%; consumer goods prices rose by 0.6%, and service prices remained flat.
Year-on-year changes in prices of various goods and services
In August, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 8.8% year-on-year, affecting the CPI (Consumer Price Index) by about 2.71 percentage points.
In food, the price of livestock meat increased by 42.0%, which affected the increase of CPI by about 2.28 percentage points, of which the price of pork increased by 52.6%, which affected the increase of CPI by about 1.74%; the price of fresh vegetables increased by 11.7%, which affected the increase of CPI by about 0.29%; aquatic products The price increase of 3.4% affects the CPI increase by about 0.06 percentage points; the price of fresh fruit fell by 19.8%, which affected the CPI decrease by about 0.38 percentage points; the price of eggs fell by 11.0%, which affected the CPI decrease by about 0.07 percentage points.
The prices of the other seven categories rose by two and fell flat and fell.
Among them, the prices of other supplies and services, and medical care increased by 6.1% and 1.5% respectively; the prices of education, culture and entertainment remained flat; the prices of transportation, communications, and housing decreased by 3.9% and 0.7%, respectively; the prices of clothing, daily necessities and services decreased by 0.5% respectively And 0.1%.
The month-on-month changes in the prices of various goods and services
In August, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 1.0% month-on-month, affecting the CPI increase by about 0.32 percentage points. In food, the price of eggs rose by 9.4%, which affected the increase of CPI by about 0.05%; the price of fresh vegetables rose by 6.4%, which affected the increase of CPI by about 0.16%; the price of livestock and meat rose by 1.4%, which affected the increase of CPI by about 0.10%. A price increase of 1.2% affected the CPI increase by approximately 0.06 percentage points; the prices of aquatic products and fresh fruits both fell by 0.4%, and the total impact on the CPI fell approximately 0.02 percentage points. The prices of the other seven categories increased four quarters, one leveled and two fell. Among them, the prices of other supplies and services, transportation and communications rose by 2.4% and 0.3%, and the prices of housing and medical care rose by 0.1%; the prices of daily necessities and services remained flat; the prices of education, culture, entertainment, and clothing fell by 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively .