9月份江苏居民消费价格同比下降0.3%

Core Insights - In September, Jiangsu's consumer prices decreased by 0.3% year-on-year, with urban prices down 0.2% and rural prices down 0.6% [1] - The overall consumer price index for the first nine months of the year showed a decline of 0.4% year-on-year [1] Price Changes - Among the eight categories of goods and services, five experienced price increases while three saw declines in September [1] - Notable price increases included clothing (up 1.8%), daily necessities and services (up 3.0%), education, culture, and entertainment (up 1.1%), healthcare (up 2.3%), and other goods and services (up 11.3%) [1] - Conversely, food, tobacco, and alcohol prices decreased by 2.8%, housing prices fell by 0.2%, and transportation and communication prices dropped by 2.3% [1] Food Price Dynamics - Within the food category, freshwater fish prices rose by 5.0% and beef prices increased by 2.6% [1] - However, pork prices fell significantly by 17.6%, and egg prices dropped by 17.5% [1] - Fresh vegetables saw a decline of 12.8%, fresh mushrooms decreased by 5.6%, and fresh fruits fell by 2.9% [1] Month-on-Month Changes - In terms of month-on-month price changes for September, four categories saw price increases while three experienced declines and one remained stable [1] - Food, tobacco, and alcohol prices increased by 0.3%, clothing prices rose by 1.0%, daily necessities and services went up by 0.2%, and other goods and services increased by 1.7% [1] - On the other hand, housing prices decreased by 0.2%, transportation and communication prices fell by 0.9%, and education, culture, and entertainment prices dropped by 0.2% [1] - Healthcare prices remained unchanged [1]