Zhongxin Finance, June 15. On June 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data that in May, the national consumer price (CPI) rose by 2.1% year-on-year, the same increase as the previous month, and a month-on-month decrease of 0.2%.
Among the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol, pork prices fell by 21.1% year-on-year, grain prices rose by 3.2%, fresh vegetables prices rose by 11.6%, and fresh fruit prices rose by 19.0%.
The core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, rose 0.9% year-on-year, the same increase as the previous month.
From January to May, the national consumer price rose by 1.5% year-on-year.