Core Insights - The consumer price index (CPI) in China remained flat year-on-year in July, with a month-on-month increase of 0.4%, reversing a previous decline of 0.1% [1] - The core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, rose by 0.8% year-on-year, marking an expansion in growth for three consecutive months [1] Price Trends - Food prices decreased by 1.6% year-on-year, while non-food prices increased by 0.3% [1] - Consumer goods prices fell by 0.4% year-on-year, whereas service prices rose by 0.5% [1] - The average CPI from January to July showed a decline of 0.1% compared to the same period last year [1] Influencing Factors - The flat year-on-year CPI was primarily influenced by lower food prices, particularly fresh vegetables, which saw a 7.6% decrease, expanding the decline by 7.2 percentage points compared to the previous month [1] - Fresh fruit prices increased by 2.8% year-on-year, but the growth rate fell by 3.3 percentage points from the previous month [1] - The month-on-month increase in CPI was driven mainly by rising service prices, which increased by 0.6%, contributing approximately 0.26 percentage points to the CPI increase [1] - Industrial consumer goods prices rose by 0.5% month-on-month, with an increase of 0.4 percentage points compared to the previous month, contributing about 0.17 percentage points to the CPI rise [1]
7月份全国CPI同比持平 环比上涨0.4%
Shan Xi Ri Bao·2025-08-09 23:50