4月CPI同比下降0.1%，价格领域呈现积极变化

Economic Overview - The National Bureau of Statistics indicates that despite international input factors exerting downward pressure on prices in certain industries, China's economic foundation remains stable and resilient, with macro policies working in synergy to promote high-quality development [1][2] - In April, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a month-on-month increase of 0.1% after a previous decline of 0.4%, while year-on-year, it decreased by 0.1% [1][4] - The Producer Price Index (PPI) experienced a month-on-month decline of 0.4%, with a year-on-year decrease of 2.7%, which is an expansion of the decline by 0.2 percentage points compared to the previous month [1][5] CPI Analysis - The core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, rose by 0.5% in April, maintaining a stable growth rate [2] - The year-on-year CPI decline is primarily influenced by a significant drop in international oil prices, with energy prices decreasing by 4.8% year-on-year, and gasoline prices falling by 10.4%, contributing approximately 0.38 percentage points to the CPI decline [4] PPI Analysis - The PPI's decline is attributed to international input factors affecting domestic industry prices, with global commodity prices, including Brent crude oil and LME copper, experiencing declines of 6.6% and 5.5% respectively [5][6] - Domestic energy prices are also seasonally declining, particularly in coal mining and processing, which saw a month-on-month decrease of 3.3% [6] Price Trends in Specific Industries - Certain industries are witnessing positive price changes due to improved supply-demand relationships, with construction and manufacturing sectors showing signs of recovery [7] - Prices in the black metal smelting and rolling industry and non-metallic mineral products industry have seen a narrowing of year-on-year declines by 1.4 and 1.0 percentage points respectively [7] - The prices of consumer goods and equipment manufacturing products are also rebounding, with household washing machines and new energy vehicles showing reduced year-on-year price declines [7][8] Export and Trade Impact - The ongoing diversification of trade is leading to price increases or reduced declines in some export sectors, such as integrated circuit packaging and testing, which saw a price increase of 2.7% [8] - The government emphasizes the importance of maintaining reasonable price levels to balance consumer spending and corporate profitability, with policies aimed at promoting price recovery [8]