In February 2024, the national consumer price increased by 0.7% year-on-year.
Among them, urban prices increased by 0.8% and rural areas increased by 0.5%; food prices fell by 0.9% and non-food prices increased by 1.1%; consumer goods prices fell by 0.1% and service prices increased by 1.9%.
On average from January to February, the national consumer price remained the same as the same period last year.
In February, the national consumer price increased by 1.0% month-on-month.
Among them, urban prices increased by 1.1% and rural areas by 0.9%; food prices increased by 3.3% and non-food prices by 0.5%; consumer goods prices increased by 1.1% and service prices by 1.0%.
1. Year-on-year changes in prices of various commodities and services
In February, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol fell by 0.1% year-on-year, affecting the CPI (Consumer Price Index) to fall by about 0.03 percentage points.
Among food, the price of eggs fell by 5.1%, affecting the CPI to fall by about 0.03 percentage points; the price of fresh fruits fell by 4.1%, affecting the CPI to fall by about 0.09 percentage points; the price of livestock and meat fell by 2.9%, affecting the CPI to fall by about 0.09 percentage points; the price of aquatic products The price of fresh vegetables increased by 4.1%, affecting the CPI increase by approximately 0.08 percentage points; the price of fresh vegetables increased by 2.9%, affecting the CPI increase by approximately 0.07 percentage points; the price of grain increased by 0.3%, affecting the CPI increase by approximately 0.01 percentage point.
The prices of the other seven major categories increased six times and fell one year on year.
Among them, the prices of education, culture and entertainment, other supplies and services, and clothing increased by 3.9%, 3.0%, and 1.6% respectively; the prices of medical care, daily necessities and services, and housing increased by 1.5%, 0.5%, and 0.2% respectively; the prices of transportation and communication decreased by 0.4%. %.
2. Month-on-month changes in prices of various commodities and services
In February, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol increased by 2.2% month-on-month, affecting the CPI increase by about 0.63 percentage points.
Among food, the price of fresh vegetables increased by 12.7%, affecting the CPI increase by about 0.28 percentage points; the price of aquatic products increased by 6.2%, affecting the CPI increase by about 0.12 percentage points; the price of fresh fruits increased by 4.3%, affecting the CPI increase by about 0.09 percentage points; the price of livestock and meat It increased by 3.4%, affecting the CPI increase by about 0.10 percentage points, of which pork prices increased by 7.2%, affecting the CPI increase by about 0.09 percentage points; egg prices fell by 2.2%, affecting the CPI by about 0.01 percentage points.
The prices of the other seven major categories increased three times, stayed flat and fell three times month-on-month.
Among them, the prices of education, culture and entertainment, transportation and communications, and medical care increased by 1.7%, 1.6%, and 0.4% respectively; the price of housing remained unchanged; the prices of daily necessities and services, clothing, and other supplies and services decreased by 0.5%, 0.2%, and 0.2% respectively.