In February 2018, the nation's consumer prices rose by 2.9% year-on-year, of which cities rose by 3.0% and rural areas rose by 2.7%; food prices rose by 4.4%, non-food prices rose by 2.5%; consumer goods prices rose by 2.5%; service prices rose by 3.6%. During the January-February average, consumer prices in the country increased by 2.2% over the same period of last year.
In February, consumer prices in the country rose by 1.2% month-on-month. Among them, cities rose by 1.3%, rural areas rose by 1.1%; food prices rose by 4.4%, non-food prices rose by 0.5%; consumer goods prices rose by 1.4%, service prices rose by 1.0%.
First, the year-on-year changes in the prices of various types of goods and services
The price of food and tobacco and tobacco rose by 3.6% year-on-year, affecting the overall level of consumer price increase by approximately 1.09 percentage points. Among them, the price of eggs rose by 22.5%, affecting the overall level of consumer price increase by approximately 0.12 percentage points; the price of fresh vegetables rose by 17.7%. The overall level of consumer prices rose by approximately 0.47 percentage point; the prices of both aquatic products and fresh fruits rose by 8.7%, which together affected the total level of consumer price increase by approximately 0.31 percentage points; the price of animal meat decreased by 3.1%, affecting the overall level of consumer prices by approximately 0.15. Percentage point (pork prices fell by 7.3%, affecting the overall level of consumer prices dropped by about 0.20 percentage points).
The price of other seven categories increased year-on-year. Among them, health care, education, culture and entertainment, housing prices rose by 6.0%, 3.7% and 2.2% respectively, prices of household goods and services, and other supplies and services rose by 1.8% and 1.7% respectively. Traffic and communications, clothing prices rose 1.5% and 1.1% respectively.
Second, the price chain of various types of goods and services changes
The prices of food, tobacco, and alcohol rose 3.1% month-on-month, affecting a total consumer price increase of about 0.93%. Among them, the price of fresh vegetables rose by 18.1%, affecting the overall level of consumer price increase by approximately 0.47%; the price of aquatic products rose by 8.0%. The overall level of consumer prices rose by approximately 0.15 percentage points; the price of fresh fruit rose by 6.4%, affecting the overall level of consumer price increase by approximately 0.11 percentage point; the price of animal meat rose by 2.0%, affecting the overall level of consumer price increase by approximately 0.09 percentage points (the price of pork 2.0% increase, affecting the overall level of consumer prices rose by about 0.05%).
The prices of other seven categories rose by one level compared to the previous quarter. Among them, prices of education, culture and entertainment, transportation and communications, and other supplies and services increased by 1.8%, 0.9%, and 0.4%, respectively. Supplies and services, and health care prices rose by 0.3. % and 0.1%; clothing prices fell by 0.6%; living prices were flat.
Main data of consumer prices in February 2018
| February | January-February | |
Momentary change (%) | Year-on-year increase (%) | Year-on-year increase (%) | |
Consumer price | 1.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
Among them: City | 1.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
Rural | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
Including: Food | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.9 |
Non-food | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
Including: Consumer goods | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
service | 1.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
Including: Food and Energy Excluded | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
Including: Fresh vegetables and fruits | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
Sort by category | |||
First, food and tobacco | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
Food | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Food oil | -0.1 | -1.2 | -1.2 |
Fresh vegetables | 18.1 | 17.7 | 5.6 |
Livestock Meat | 2.0 | -3.1 | -4.5 |
Including: Pig meat | 2.0 | -7.3 | -9.0 |
Beef meat | 2.5 | 4.3 | 2.9 |
Lamb | 2.4 | 14.3 | 13.2 |
Aquatic products | 8.0 | 8.7 | 5.6 |
Eggs | 0.6 | 22.5 | 18.2 |
Milk | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Fresh fruit | 6.4 | 8.7 | 7.6 |
Smoke | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Alcohol | -0.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
Second, clothing | -0.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Clothing | -0.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
Clothing processing service fee | 1.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Shoes | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Third, living | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Rental housing rent | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
Hydroelectric fuel | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
Fourth, daily necessities and services | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
Household appliances | -0.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Home service | 3.5 | 7.9 | 5.3 |
V. Traffic and Communication | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
Transportation | -0.1 | -1.5 | -1.5 |
Vehicle fuel | 0.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Use and maintenance of transportation | 3.8 | 5.0 | 2.8 |
Communication tools | -0.7 | -2.8 | -2.6 |
Communication service | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.7 |
Mail service | 0.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
Sixth, educational culture and entertainment | 1.8 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
Educational services | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
Travel | 10.6 | 13.5 | 4.3 |
Seventh, medical care | 0.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Chinese medicine | 0.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
Western medicine | 0.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
medical service | 0.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
VIII. Other supplies and services | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
Notes
1. Explanation of indicators
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the relative change in the price level of residents' consumer goods and services over time, and it comprehensively reflects the changes in the level of consumer goods and services purchased by residents.
2. Scope of statistics
The survey of consumer prices covers 8 categories of food and tobacco, clothing, living, daily necessities and services, transportation and communications, education, culture and entertainment, health care, and other supplies and services used by urban and rural residents across the country. 262 basic categories The price of goods and services.
3. Survey method
Sample surveys were used to select and determine the survey outlets. According to the principle of “definite, fixed, and regular”, the original price was sent directly to the survey outlets. The data were collected from 500 cities and counties in 31 provinces (regions, cities) in the country, 8.8 More than 10,000 price survey sites, including shopping malls (shops), supermarkets, farmers markets, service outlets and Internet e-commerce.