CCTV News:According to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, in February 2023, the national consumer price rose by 1.0% year-on-year. Among them, cities rose by 1.0% and rural areas rose by 1.0%; Food prices rose by 2.6%, and non-food prices rose by 0.6%; Consumer goods prices rose by 1.2% and service prices rose by 0.6%. 1–— In February, on average, the national consumer price rose by 1.5% over the same period of last year.
In February, the national consumer price dropped by 0.5% month-on-month. Among them, the city decreased by 0.5% and the rural area decreased by 0.5%; Food prices fell by 2.0%, and non-food prices fell by 0.2%; Consumer goods prices fell by 0.6%, and service prices fell by 0.4%.
I. Year-on-year changes in prices of various commodities and services
In February, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 2.1% year-on-year, which affected the CPI (Consumer Price Index) to rise by about 0.59 percentage points. In food, the price of fresh fruit rose by 8.5%, which affected the CPI by about 0.18 percentage points. The price of eggs rose by 7.8%, affecting the CPI by about 0.05 percentage points; Grain prices rose by 2.7%, affecting CPI by about 0.05 percentage points; The price of livestock meat rose by 1.9%, affecting CPI by about 0.06 percentage points, of which pork price rose by 3.9%, affecting CPI by about 0.05 percentage points; The price of aquatic products fell by 1.5%, which affected the CPI by about 0.03 percentage points.
The prices of the other seven categories rose and fell by six year-on-year. Among them, the prices of other goods and services, daily necessities and services, education, culture and entertainment rose by 2.6%, 1.4% and 1.2% respectively, and the prices of medical care, clothing, transportation and communication rose by 1.0%, 0.7% and 0.1% respectively; The housing price dropped by 0.1%.
II. Changes of prices of various commodities and services on a month-on-month basis
In February, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol decreased by 1.3% month-on-month, which affected the CPI by about 0.38 percentage points. In food, the price of livestock meat decreased by 5.9%, affecting CPI by about 0.20 percentage points, of which the price of pork decreased by 11.4%, affecting CPI by about 0.17 percentage points; The price of fresh vegetables decreased by 4.4%, which affected the CPI by about 0.11 percentage points. The price of eggs fell by 3.6%, which affected the CPI by about 0.03 percentage points; The price of aquatic products fell by 1.5%, which affected the CPI by about 0.03 percentage points; The price of fresh fruit dropped by 1.2%, which affected the CPI by about 0.03 percentage points.
The prices of the other seven categories rose two times, one level and four drops. Among them, medical care and housing prices rose by 0.2% and 0.1% respectively; The prices of daily necessities and services are flat; The prices of education, culture, entertainment, transportation and communication decreased by 0.8% and 0.5% respectively, while the prices of other supplies, services and clothing decreased by 0.3% and 0.1% respectively.
2023year2Main data of monthly consumer price
