China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 0.2 percent year on year in January, according to the latest official data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday.
The CPI in urban areas saw a 0.2 percent increase on a yearly basis, while that in rural areas increased by 0.1 percent. Food prices dropped 0.7 percent year on year, while non-food prices rose 0.4 percent year on year, the data showed.
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China's CPI up 0.2 percent in January
China's CPI up 0.2 percent in January
China's CPI up 0.2 percent in January
China's CPI up 0.2 percent in January
Consumer goods prices increased by 0.3 percent, and services prices up 0.1 percent, according to the data.
Among food items, prices for eggs and pork dropped by 9.2 percent and 13.7 percent respectively, and prices for fresh vegetables, fresh fruits and aquatic products rose by 6.9 percent, 3.2 percent and 0.7 percent respectively over the same month of last year.
On the month-on-month basis, the CPI rose 0.2 percent in January, with that in urban regions and rural areas both up 0.2 percent.
Food prices stayed flat compare to last month, and non-food prices, consumer goods prices and services prices all climbed by 0.2 percent over the previous month.
The CPI growth moderated from the 0.8-percent gain in December last year, largely due to base effects linked to the timing of the Chinese New Year and a sharper fall in energy prices on international markets, NBS statistician Dong Lijuan explained.
In 2025, the Spring Festival was in January, in which the prices of food and some services rose significantly, resulting in a relatively high comparison base for January this year. This led to a considerable decline in the prices of food and some services this month, according to Dong.
China's CPI up 0.2 percent in January
China's CPI up 0.2 percent in January
China's CPI up 0.2 percent in January
China's CPI up 0.2 percent in January
