Consumer Prices for April 2019--Monthly Ecomomic Report-- All China Data

Consumer Prices for April 2019

http://data.acmr.com.cn 2019/5/9 National Bureau of Statistics of China

In April 2019, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.5 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.5 percent in cities and 2.6 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 6.1 percent, and the non-food prices increased 1.7 percent. The prices of consumer goods went up by 2.9 percent and the prices of services grew by 2.0 percent.

In April, the consumer prices increased 0.1 percent from the previous month. Of which, prices in cities and in rural areas all increased 0.1 percent. The food prices went down by 0.1 percent, and the non-food prices went up by 0.1 percent. The prices of consumer goods unchanged from the previous month, and services up by 0.2 percent.

I. Year-on-Year Changes of Prices of Different Categories

In April, Prices of food, tobacco and liquor went up by 4.7 percent year-on-year, affecting nearly 1.40 percentage points increase in the CPI. Of which, the prices of fresh vegetables up by 17.4 percent, affecting nearly 0.43 percentage point increase in the CPI; fresh fruits up by 11.9 percent, affecting nearly 0.22 percentage point increase in the CPI; meat, up by 10.1 percent, affecting nearly 0.42 percentage point increase in the CPI (price of pork was up by 14.4 percent, affecting nearly 0.31 percentage point increase in the CPI); poultry, up by 5.0 percent, affecting nearly 0.06 percentage point increase in the CPI; eggs up by 2.6 percent, affecting nearly 0.01 percentage point increase in the CPI; grain, up by 0.4 percent, affecting nearly 0.01 percentage point increase in the CPI; Aquatic products￡?down by 1.4 percent, affecting nearly 0.03 percentage point decrease in the CPI.

Among the prices of other seven categories, six increased, one decreased year-on-year. Of which, the price of health care, education, culture and recreation, residence, increased 2.6, 2.5 and 2.0 percent respectively; the prices of other articles and services, clothing, household articles and services, increased 1.9, 1.8 and 1.1 percent respectively. The price of transportation and communication decreased 0.5 percent.

II. Month-on-Month Changes of Prices of Different Categories

In April, Prices of food, tobacco and liquor unchanged month-on-month. Of which, prices for eggs, up by 3.3 percent, affecting nearly 0.02 percentage point increase in the CPI; fresh fruits, up by 2.6 percent, affecting nearly 0.05 percentage point increase in the CPI; meat, up by 0.9 percent, affecting nearly 0.04 percentage point increase in the CPI; (price of pork was up by 1.6 percent, affecting nearly 0.04 percentage point increase in the CPI); Aquatic products￡?up by 0.5 percent, affecting nearly 0.01 percentage point increase in the CPI; poultry, up by 0.4 percent; fresh vegetables went down by 4.5 percent, affecting nearly 0.13 percentage point decrease in the CPI.

Among the prices of the other seven categories, four increased, three unchanged month-on-month. Of which, the prices of other articles and services, education, culture and recreation, increased 0.4 and 0.3 percent respectively; both household articles and services and health care increased 0.1 percent, the prices of clothing, residence, transportation and communication unchanged from the previous month.