Chinanews, August 10, according to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, in July 2020, the national consumer prices rose by 2.7% year-on-year. Among them, urban prices rose by 2.4%, rural areas rose by 3.7%; food prices rose by 13.2%, non-food prices were flat; consumer goods prices rose by 4.3%, and service prices were flat. From January to July, national consumer prices rose by 3.7% over the same period last year.
In July, the national consumer prices rose by 0.6% month-on-month. Among them, urban prices rose by 0.6%, rural areas rose by 0.8%; food prices rose by 2.8%, non-food prices remained flat; consumer goods prices rose by 1.0%, and service prices fell by 0.1%.
1. Year-on-year changes in prices of various goods and services
In July, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 10.2% year-on-year, affecting the CPI (Consumer Price Index) by about 3.07 percentage points. In food, the price of livestock meat increased by 61.1%, affecting the increase of CPI by about 2.90 percentage points, of which the price of pork increased by 85.7%, affecting the increase of CPI by about 2.32 percentage points; the price of fresh vegetables increased by 7.9%, affecting the increase of CPI by about 0.19 percentage points; aquatic products A price increase of 4.7% affects the CPI increase by about 0.09 percentage points; a food price increase of 1.6% affects the CPI increase by about 0.03 percentage points; the price of fresh fruits decreases by 27.7%, which affects the CPI decrease by about 0.60 percentage points; the egg price drops by 14.5%, which affects the CPI A decrease of about 0.09 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 5.1%, 1.6%, and 0.3%; the prices of transportation, communications, and housing fell by 4.4% and 0.7%, and the prices of clothing, daily necessities, and services fell by 0.5%. % And 0.1%.
2. The month-on-month changes in the prices of various goods and services
In July, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 2.0% month-on-month, affecting the CPI increase by about 0.63 percentage points. In food, the price of livestock and meat increased by 7.4%, which affected the increase of CPI by about 0.51%. Among them, the price of pork increased by 10.3%, which affected the increase of CPI by about 0.46%; the price of fresh vegetables increased by 6.3%, which affected the increase of CPI by about 0.15%; eggs The price increase of 3.1% affects the CPI increase by about 0.02%; the price of aquatic products increases by 0.4%, which affects the CPI increase by about 0.01%; the price of fresh fruits drops by 4.4%, which affects the CPI decrease by about 0.07%.
The prices of the other seven categories rose by two quarters, three flattened and two fell. Among them, the prices of other supplies and services, transportation and communications rose by 0.8% and 0.3% respectively; the prices of housing, daily necessities and services, and medical care were all flat; the prices of clothing, education, culture and entertainment fell by 0.5% and 0.2% respectively.