2025年8月份居民消费价格同比下降0.4% 猪肉价格下降16.1%

Core Viewpoint - In August 2025, the national consumer price index (CPI) showed a year-on-year decline of 0.4%, with urban areas decreasing by 0.3% and rural areas by 0.6% [1] Group 1: Year-on-Year Price Changes - The CPI decline was influenced by a 2.5% decrease in food, tobacco, and alcohol prices, contributing approximately 0.72 percentage points to the CPI drop [2] - Fresh vegetable prices fell by 15.2%, impacting the CPI by about 0.37 percentage points, while egg prices decreased by 12.4%, contributing 0.08 percentage points to the decline [2] - Pork prices saw a significant drop of 16.1%, affecting the CPI by 0.24 percentage points [2] - Other categories showed mixed results, with seven categories experiencing price increases and one category (transportation and communication) declining by 2.4% [2] Group 2: Month-on-Month Price Changes - In August, the food, tobacco, and alcohol prices increased by 0.3%, contributing approximately 0.09 percentage points to the CPI [3] - Fresh vegetable prices rose by 8.5%, impacting the CPI by about 0.16 percentage points, while fresh fruit prices decreased by 2.8%, contributing to a CPI decline of 0.06 percentage points [3] - The healthcare category saw a price increase of 0.3%, while other categories remained stable or experienced slight declines [3]