Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the article indicates that China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September decreased by 0.3% year-on-year, which was below the expected decline of 0.2% and an improvement from the previous value of -0.4% [1] - The month-on-month CPI for September showed a slight increase of 0.1%, which was lower than the expected 0.2% and compared to a previous value of 0% [1] - For the first nine months of the year, the CPI has decreased by 0.1% year-on-year [1] Group 2 - In September, the prices of food, tobacco, and alcohol increased by 0.5% month-on-month, contributing approximately 0.13 percentage points to the CPI increase [3] - Among the other seven major categories, four experienced price increases, one remained stable, and two saw declines [3] - Specifically, prices for other goods and services, and clothing rose by 1.3% and 0.7% respectively, while prices for living goods and services, and healthcare increased by 0.3% and 0.2% respectively; housing prices remained stable, while transportation and communication, and education and cultural entertainment prices fell by 0.9% and 0.4% respectively [3] Group 3 - Year-on-year, the prices of food, tobacco, and alcohol decreased by 2.6%, which negatively impacted the CPI by approximately 0.74 percentage points [5] - Among the other seven major categories, six saw price increases while one experienced a decline [5] - Notably, prices for other goods and services, living goods and services, and clothing rose by 9.9%, 2.2%, and 1.7% respectively, while healthcare, education and cultural entertainment, and housing prices increased by 1.1%, 0.8%, and 0.1% respectively; transportation and communication prices fell by 2.0% [5]