10月江苏居民消费价格上涨0.2%

Core Insights - In October, Jiangsu's consumer prices increased by 0.2% year-on-year, with urban prices rising by 0.2% and rural prices declining by 0.1% [1] - Food prices decreased by 2.7%, while non-food prices increased by 0.8% [1] - From January to October, the overall consumer prices in the province decreased by 0.4% year-on-year [1] Price Changes by Category - In October, prices for eight major categories showed "five increases and three decreases" year-on-year [1] - Clothing prices rose by 1.8%, daily necessities and services increased by 2.3%, education, culture, and entertainment prices went up by 0.9%, healthcare prices increased by 3.0%, and other goods and services surged by 14.6% [1] - Conversely, food, housing, and transportation and communication prices saw declines of 1.9%, 0.2%, and 1.7% respectively [1] Food Price Dynamics - Within the food category, shrimp and crab prices increased by 5.0%, fresh mushroom prices rose by 4.3%, beef prices went up by 2.8%, and freshwater fish prices increased by 2.5% [1] - In contrast, pork prices fell by 17.3%, egg prices dropped by 16.0%, fresh vegetable prices decreased by 7.0%, and fresh fruit prices declined by 1.1% [1]