国家统计局：7月CPI同比持平，猪肉价格下降9.5%

Economic Overview - In July, the national consumer price index (CPI) remained flat year-on-year, with a month-on-month increase of 0.4% [1] - The core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, increased by 0.8% year-on-year, with the growth rate expanding by 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous month [3] Price Changes by Category - Food and tobacco prices decreased by 0.8% year-on-year, while clothing prices increased by 1.7% [3] - Housing prices rose by 0.1%, and prices for daily necessities and services increased by 1.2% [3] - Transportation and communication prices fell by 3.1%, while education, culture, and entertainment prices rose by 0.9% [3] - Medical care prices increased by 0.5%, and other goods and services saw an increase of 8.0% [3] Specific Price Movements - Within the food and tobacco category, pork prices dropped by 9.5%, fresh vegetable prices decreased by 7.6%, and grain prices fell by 1.0% [3] - Fresh fruit prices, however, increased by 2.8% [3] Industrial Producer Prices - In July, the national industrial producer price index (PPI) decreased by 3.6% year-on-year and by 0.2% month-on-month [3] - The national industrial producer purchase price index fell by 4.5% year-on-year and by 0.3% month-on-month [3] - From January to July, the year-on-year decline in industrial producer prices was 2.9%, while the purchase prices decreased by 3.2% [3]