According to the National Bureau of Statistics on October 14, China's consumer prices rose 0.9% year-on-year in September 2026.
Among the figures, urban prices increased 0.9% while rural prices rose 0.8%; food prices fell 1.7%, non-food prices rose 1.5%; consumer goods prices climbed 1.0%, and service prices advanced 0.8%.
Averaged over the January to September period, national consumer prices rose 0.9% compared with the same period a year earlier.
In September, national consumer prices rose 0.2% month-on-month. Urban prices gained 0.2% and rural prices rose 0.4%; food prices increased 0.4% while non-food prices rose 0.2%; consumer goods prices climbed 0.5%, and service prices declined 0.2%.
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Consumer Prices Rose 0.9% Year-on-Year in September 2026
In September 2026, China's consumer prices rose 0.9% year-on-year. Urban prices increased 0.9% and rural prices rose 0.8%; food prices fell 1.7% while non-food prices rose 1.5%; consumer goods prices climbed 1.0%, and service prices advanced 0.8%.
Averaged over the January to September period, national consumer prices rose 0.9% compared with the same period a year earlier.
In September, national consumer prices rose 0.2% month-on-month. Urban prices gained 0.2% and rural prices rose 0.4%; food prices increased 0.4% while non-food prices rose 0.2%; consumer goods prices climbed 0.5%, and service prices declined 0.2%.
Year-on-Year Changes in Prices of Various Goods and Services
In September, prices of food, tobacco and liquor, and dining out fell 0.9% year-on-year, dragging the CPI (Consumer Price Index) down by about 0.26 percentage points.
Among food items, fresh vegetable prices dropped 8.1%, pulling the CPI down by about 0.14 percentage points; livestock meat prices fell 3.7%, dragging the CPI down by about 0.15 percentage points, with pork prices down 10.0%; fresh fruit prices declined 1.5%, pulling the CPI down by about 0.03 percentage points; egg prices rose 14.3%, pushing the CPI up by about 0.07 percentage points.
Among the other seven major categories, prices rose in six and fell in one on a year-on-year basis. Prices of other goods and services, transportation and communication, and healthcare rose 5.9%, 4.3%, and 2.7% respectively, while prices of education, culture and entertainment, clothing, and household goods and services rose 1.4%, 1.2%, and 0.2% respectively; housing prices fell 0.3%.
Month-on-Month Changes in Prices of Various Goods and Services
In September, prices of food, tobacco and liquor, and dining out rose 0.2% month-on-month, pushing the CPI up by about 0.06 percentage points.
Among food items, egg prices rose 2.0%, pushing the CPI up by about 0.01 percentage points; livestock meat prices rose 1.4%, pushing the CPI up by about 0.05 percentage points, with pork prices up 1.2%; fresh fruit prices rose 0.6%, pushing the CPI up by about 0.01 percentage points; fresh vegetable prices rose 0.5%, pushing the CPI up by about 0.01 percentage points; aquatic product prices fell 0.8%, pulling the CPI down by about 0.02 percentage points.
Among the other seven major categories, prices rose in three, remained flat in one, and fell in three on a month-on-month basis. Prices of transportation and communication, clothing, and healthcare rose 1.0%, 0.6%, and 0.2% respectively; housing prices remained flat; prices of other goods and services, education, culture and entertainment, and household goods and services fell 0.8%, 0.3%, and 0.1% respectively.
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