8月通胀数据点评：PPI显筑底迹象、食品价格再成拖累

Report Summary 1. Industry Investment Rating - No industry investment rating is provided in the reports. 2. Core Viewpoints - The current inflation situation aligns with the scenario of a slow recovery in long - term bond yields, and the judgment of a gradual improvement in PPI and a slow recovery in long - term bond yields is maintained [2][14]. - Core CPI continues its upward trend, with the year - on - year increase in August reaching 0.9%, and the year - on - year growth rate expanding for the fourth consecutive month, indicating positive changes in the consumer price sector due to the continuous effectiveness of domestic demand expansion policies [2][5]. - Food prices continue to drag down CPI growth, suggesting that the growth of catering consumption may still be slow [2][5]. - The downward trend of upstream prices shows signs of stabilization, and the absolute level of the edible agricultural product price index has slightly rebounded. The price of edible agricultural products is expected to improve seasonally in September, but the narrowing of the year - on - year decline may be slow [2][11]. - In August, the signs of PPI reaching the bottom became more obvious, with the month - on - month change turning flat and the year - on - year decline narrowing due to the base effect. The narrowing of the decline in real estate and commodity export prices provides conditions for PPI to reach the bottom [2][11]. - Referring to the experience of the steel industry, it is expected that other key industries will mainly conduct precise regulation of production capacity and output, which is expected to promote the gradual improvement of PPI [14]. 3. Summary by Related Catalogs 3.1 CPI Analysis - In August 2025, the national CPI decreased by 0.4% year - on - year, with food prices dropping by 4.3% and non - food prices rising by 0.5%. The CPI remained flat month - on - month [4]. - Core CPI continued to rise, with a year - on - year increase of 0.9% in August, and the growth rate expanded for the fourth consecutive month, showing positive changes in consumption prices due to domestic demand expansion policies [2][5]. - Food prices continued to drag down CPI growth. The year - on - year decline in food CPI in August was 4.3%, and the drag on CPI year - on - year was greater than the overall CPI decline, indicating slow growth in catering consumption [2][5]. - The edible agricultural product price index slightly rebounded in August, but the year - on - year decline was still large due to the base effect. In September, prices are expected to improve seasonally, but the narrowing of the year - on - year decline may be slow because of the late Mid - Autumn Festival [11]. 3.2 PPI Analysis - In August 2025, PPI showed obvious signs of reaching the bottom, with the month - on - month change turning flat and the year - on - year decline narrowing due to the base effect. The narrowing of the decline in real estate and commodity export prices provided downstream demand conditions for PPI to reach the bottom [11]. - Referring to the steel industry experience, it is expected that other key industries will mainly regulate production capacity and output precisely, which will promote the gradual improvement of PPI. The government has set a target for the steel industry's added - value to grow by an average of 4% annually from 2025 - 2026 [14].