Pig price "lying flat" stabilized the CPI, August CPI rose 2.5%year -on -year

Text/Zhang Zhi

On September 9, the National Bureau of Statistics released August CPI data. Data show that in August, consumer prices across the country rose 2.5%year -on -year. From January to August, the consumption prices across the country rose 1.9%over the same period last year.

From a month -on -month perspective, in August, CPI rose from 0.5%last month to decreased by 0.1%. Among them, food prices rose 0.5%, an increase of 2.5 percentage points from the previous month, affecting the CPI rose by about 0.10 percentage points.

In food, the pig's outpatient column gradually returned to normal, coupled with the weakened seasonal of consumer demand, the price of pork rose 0.4%, the increase of 25.2 percentage points from the previous month; Supply, the prices of fresh vegetables across the country rose first, and the average month increased by 2.0%over the previous month, and the increase was lower than the historical average of the same period. The prices of eggs and fresh fruits were seasonally changed, which rose 3.5%and decreased by 1.0%respectively. Edible vegetable oils, aquatic products and other food prices have not changed much.

Non -food prices decreased by 0.3%, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month, affecting the decrease of CPI by about 0.22 percentage points. Among non -food, the price of industrial consumer goods decreased by 0.7%, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month. Among them, affected by the decline in international oil prices, domestic gasoline and diesel prices fell by 4.8%and 5.2%, respectively. The price rose from 0.3%last month to the flat. Affected by the epidemic, the prices of aircraft tickets and transportation leased fees decreased by 7.5%and 1.0%, respectively.

From a year -on -year perspective, CPI rose 2.5%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from last month. Among them, food prices rose 6.1%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month, affecting the CPI rose by about 1.09 percentage points. In food, the price of pork rose 22.4%, and the increase expanded by 2.2 percentage points from the previous month, mainly due to the lower base of the same period last year. Driven by the rise in pork prices, the prices of chickens and duck meat rose 6.6%and 12.7%, respectively. The increase than last month than last month. Both the prices of fresh fruits and fresh vegetables rose by 16.3%and 6.0%, respectively, and the increase was decreased compared to the previous month; the price of edible vegetable oil and grain rose by 7.9%and 3.3%, respectively. Non -food prices rose by 1.7%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from last month, affecting the CPI rose by about 1.38 percentage points.

Among non -food, the prices of industrial consumer goods rose 3.0%, the increase of 0.5 percentage points from the previous month, of which the prices of gasoline, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas rose by 20.2%, 21.9%, and 19.8%, respectively, and the increase of the increase; the price of service prices rose 0.7%by 0.7%. The increase is the same as last month.

According to the calculation of the National Bureau of Statistics, in August, 2.5%of the CPI increased year -on -year, the tail impact of the price change last year was about 0.8 percentage points, and the new price increase was about 1.7 percentage points. The core CPI of food and energy prices rose 0.8%year -on -year, the same as last month.

Edit: Xu Yunqian

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