1月CPI同比漲幅回落至0.9%

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 0.9 percent year on year in January, down from the 1.5-percent increase a month ago, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.

國家統(tǒng)計局2月16日發(fā)布數(shù)據(jù)，1月份，全國居民消費價格指數(shù)（CPI）同比上漲0.9%，漲幅比上月回落0.6個百分點。

A breakdown of the data showed that food prices dropped 3.8 percent year on year, a decline 2.6 percentage points higher than in December 2021.
其中，食品價格下降3.8%，降幅比上月擴大2.6個百分點。

The price of pork, a staple meat in China, slumped 41.6 percent year on year, compared with a 36.7-percent decrease a month ago.
豬肉價格同比下降41.6%，降幅較上月擴大4.9個百分點。

Non-food prices rose 2 percent from a year earlier, eased from the 2.1-percent increase reported in the previous month.
非食品價格上漲2.0%，漲幅比上月回落0.1個百分點。

The core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, gained 1.2 percent year on year, flat with a month ago.
1月扣除食品和能源價格的核心CPI同比上漲1.2%，漲幅與上月相同。

Wednesday's data also showed the country's producer price index, which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went up 9.1 percent year on year in January.
1月份，全國工業(yè)生產(chǎn)者出廠價格指數(shù)(PPI)同比上漲9.1%。