Group 1: Consumer Price Index (CPI) Analysis - In June, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Guangdong decreased by 0.4% year-on-year, maintaining the same decline as in May, and a month-on-month decrease of 0.2%, which is a larger decline than the previous month by 0.1 percentage points [1] - The core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, increased by 0.3% year-on-year, with a decrease in growth rate of 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous month [1] - For the first half of the year, the average CPI in Guangdong decreased by 0.4% compared to the same period last year [1] Group 2: Food and Non-Food Price Trends - In June, food prices in Guangdong fell by 1.0% year-on-year, with the decline expanding by 0.2 percentage points compared to May, contributing approximately 0.20 percentage points to the CPI decrease [2] - Non-food prices also saw a year-on-year decline of 0.3%, consistent with May, impacting the CPI by about 0.21 percentage points [2] - Month-on-month, food prices decreased by 0.1%, contributing approximately 0.02 percentage points to the CPI decline, while non-food prices fell by 0.2%, impacting the CPI by about 0.16 percentage points [3] Group 3: Producer Price Index (PPI) Overview - In June, the Producer Price Index (PPI) in Guangdong decreased by 1.8% year-on-year, with the decline remaining consistent with May, and a month-on-month decrease of 0.3%, which is a larger decline than the previous month by 0.1 percentage points [4] - The average PPI for the first half of the year showed a decrease of 1.3% compared to the same period last year [4] - Among the 38 major industries surveyed, 11 experienced price increases, while 26 saw declines, indicating an industry increase rate of 28.9%, which is an expansion of 2.6 percentage points compared to May [4] Group 4: Industry-Specific Price Movements - Significant price fluctuations were noted in various industries, with the price of educational, cultural, and sports goods manufacturing rising by 10.6%, while black metal mining prices fell by 14.8% [4] - The prices in the petroleum, coal, and other fuel processing industries decreased by 13.1%, and the oil and gas extraction industry saw a decline of 10.1% [4] - The black metal smelting and rolling industry experienced a price drop of 9.5%, and the chemical fiber manufacturing industry saw a decrease of 7.0% [4]