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Group 1: Inflation Trends - The decline in January CPI year-on-year to 0.2% is primarily due to the high base effect from last year's Spring Festival, which was in January, while this year's is in February[5] - Food CPI even experienced negative growth, with the contribution of food, tobacco, and alcohol to CPI turning negative[5] - January's month-on-month CPI remained unchanged at 0.2%, consistent with December's figure[5] Group 2: Core CPI and Industrial Prices - Core CPI increased by 0.8% year-on-year in January, with a month-on-month rise of 0.3%, marking the highest increase in six months, indicating a sustained recovery in domestic demand[9] - Excluding energy, industrial consumer goods prices rose by 2.6% year-on-year, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from December[9] - The moderate rise in core CPI and industrial consumer goods prices suggests that the decline is not due to insufficient demand[10] Group 3: PPI Insights - January PPI decreased by 1.4% year-on-year, with the decline narrowing by 0.5 percentage points from December, indicating a marginal easing of downward pressure[16] - A significant signal is the new price increase factor for PPI turning positive for the first time in 41 months, suggesting a shift from reliance on base effects to current price increases driving PPI recovery[16] - January's month-on-month PPI rose by 0.4%, marking the fourth consecutive month of increase, with notable contributions from the non-ferrous metal mining and manufacturing sectors[18] Group 4: Risk Factors - Potential risks include geopolitical tensions and unexpected increases in international oil prices[24]