Core Insights - The consumer market in August remained generally stable, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) unchanged month-on-month and down 0.4% year-on-year [1] - The core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, increased by 0.9% year-on-year, marking the fourth consecutive month of growth [1] - The Producer Price Index (PPI) month-on-month shifted from a decline of 0.2% in the previous month to flat [1] CPI Analysis - The year-on-year decline in CPI is attributed to a high comparison base from the previous year and lower-than-seasonal food price increases this month [1] - Food prices rose by 0.5% month-on-month, which is approximately 1.1 percentage points lower than the seasonal average [1] PPI Analysis - The PPI ended an eight-month downward trend, with month-on-month changes influenced by improved supply-demand relationships leading to price increases in some energy and raw material sectors [1] - Year-on-year, the PPI decreased by 2.9%, but the decline narrowed by 0.7 percentage points compared to the previous month, marking the first contraction in the decline since March of this year [1]
八月工业生产者出厂价格指数环比转为持平 核心CPI同比涨幅连续第四个月扩大
Ren Min Ri Bao·2025-09-10 22:01