“吃喝”降价“买金”升温，10月南京CPI同比上涨0.1%

Core Insights - In October 2025, Nanjing's consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.1% year-on-year, with food prices decreasing by 2.7% and non-food prices rising by 0.7% [1][2] - Month-on-month, the CPI in Nanjing fell by 0.2%, driven by a 0.8% decline in food prices [1][2] Price Changes - Year-on-year, prices in eight categories showed five increases and three decreases, with notable increases in clothing (1.7%), household goods and services (2.3%), education, culture, and entertainment (1.4%), healthcare (1.3%), and other goods and services (15.9%). Conversely, food and tobacco, housing, and transportation and communication saw declines of 1.7%, 0.7%, and 1.4% respectively [1][2] - Food prices decreased by 2.7% year-on-year, contributing to a total price level reduction of approximately 0.48 percentage points. Key declines were observed in fresh vegetables (7.0%), pork (20.7%), freshwater fish (1.6%), and eggs (10.1%), while fresh fruit prices rose by 2.7% [1][2] Non-Food Price Dynamics - Non-food prices increased by 0.7% year-on-year, with the growth rate expanding by 0.1 percentage points, contributing approximately 0.56 percentage points to the overall price level. Industrial consumer goods prices rose by 1.5%, influenced by international gold price increases, with gold and platinum jewelry prices rising by 53.2% and 57.5% respectively [2] - Month-on-month, non-food prices remained stable after a previous decline of 0.2%. Industrial consumer goods prices held steady, while service prices transitioned from a 0.5% decline to stability, with significant increases in travel agency fees (3.1%), airline tickets (8.4%), and hotel accommodation (52.9%) [2]