9月核心CPI同比涨幅连续第5个月扩大

Group 1 - In September, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.1% month-on-month but decreased by 0.3% year-on-year, with the core CPI (excluding food and energy) rising by 1.0%, marking the first return to a 1% increase in nearly 19 months [1] - The Producer Price Index (PPI) remained flat month-on-month and decreased by 2.3% year-on-year, with the decline narrowing by 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous month [2] - The decline in CPI year-on-year was primarily due to a drop in food prices, which fell by 4.4%, contributing approximately 0.83 percentage points to the CPI decrease [1][2] Group 2 - The narrowing of the PPI decline is attributed to the effects of macroeconomic policies and improvements in market competition, leading to a reduction in price declines in certain industries [2] - The construction of a unified national market and the upgrading of industrial structures are contributing to positive price changes in related sectors [2] - The recent stabilization of industrial prices and the rebound in PPI and the Purchasing Price Index for Raw Materials (PPIRM) indicate early signs of success in efforts to stabilize prices [3]