China News Service, October 15th. According to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, in September 2020, the national consumer prices rose by 1.7% year-on-year.
Among them, urban prices rose by 1.6%, rural areas rose by 2.1%; food prices rose by 7.9%, non-food prices remained flat; consumer goods prices rose by 2.6%, and service prices rose by 0.2%.
From January to September, national consumer prices rose 3.3% over the same period last year.
In September, the national consumer prices rose by 0.2% month-on-month.
Among them, urban prices rose by 0.2%, rural areas rose by 0.2%; food prices rose by 0.4%, non-food prices rose by 0.2%; consumer goods prices rose by 0.2%, and service prices rose by 0.3%.
Year-on-year changes in prices of various goods and services
In September, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol increased by 6.4% year-on-year, affecting the CPI (Consumer Price Index) by about 2.00%.
In food, the price of livestock and meat increased by 22.6%, which affected the increase of CPI by about 1.39%. Among them, the price of pork increased by 25.5%, which affected the increase of CPI by about 1.00%; the price of fresh vegetables rose by 17.2%, which affected the increase of CPI by about 0.41%; aquatic products A price increase of 2.6% affects the CPI increase by about 0.05%; a 1.5% increase in food prices affects a CPI increase by about 0.03%; a drop of 15.8% in egg prices affects a decrease of CPI by about 0.11%; the price of fresh fruits drops by 6.9%, which affects the CPI A decrease of about 0.12 percentage points.
The prices of the other seven categories rose three times and four fell.
Among them, the prices of other supplies and services, medical care, education, culture, and entertainment rose by 4.3%, 1.5%, and 0.7%; the prices of transportation, communications, and housing fell by 3.6% and 0.8%, and the prices of clothing, daily necessities, and services fell by 0.4%. % And 0.1%.
The month-on-month changes in the prices of various goods and services
In September, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 0.3% month-on-month, affecting the CPI increase by about 0.10 percentage points.
In food, the price of fresh fruit increased by 7.3%, affecting the increase of CPI by about 0.11 percentage point; the price of fresh vegetables increased by 2.4%, affecting the increase of CPI by about 0.06 percentage points; the price of eggs increased by 1.0%, affecting the increase of CPI by about 0.01 percentage points; the price of aquatic products A drop of 0.9% affects the CPI drop by about 0.02%; the price of livestock meat drops by 0.8%, which affects the CPI drop by about 0.06%, of which the price of pork drops by 1.6%, which affects the CPI drop by about 0.08%.
The prices of the other seven categories rose by two quarters, three flattened and two fell.
Among them, the prices of clothing, education and culture, and entertainment rose by 0.9% and 0.8% respectively; the prices of housing, daily necessities and services, and medical care were all flat; the prices of other supplies and services, transportation and communications fell by 0.9% and 0.1%, respectively.