8月物价数据出炉，怎么看？

Group 1 - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained flat month-on-month in August, with a year-on-year decrease of 0.4%, while the core CPI, excluding food and energy, increased by 0.9% year-on-year, marking the fourth consecutive month of growth [1][3] - The rise in core CPI is attributed to effective policies aimed at boosting domestic demand and consumption, with industrial consumer goods prices excluding energy also showing an increase [1][3] - The decline in overall CPI year-on-year is primarily due to a high comparison base from the previous year and lower-than-seasonal food price increases, with food prices dropping by 4.3% year-on-year [3][4] Group 2 - The Producer Price Index (PPI) showed a narrowing year-on-year decline, ending an eight-month downward trend, indicating improved supply-demand relationships in certain industries [4][5] - Specific industries, such as coal processing and photovoltaic equipment manufacturing, experienced a reduction in price declines, reflecting better market conditions [7][8] - Emerging industries and technological innovations are contributing to positive price changes, with certain sectors like integrated circuit packaging and testing seeing price increases [8]