Statistics Bureau: CPI Increased By 3.6% In March.

In March, the national consumer price level rose by 0.2%. Among them, cities rose 0.2%, rural areas rose 0.1%, food prices rose 0.2%, non food prices rose 0.2%, consumer goods prices rose 0.3%, and service items prices remained flat.

　 1. The year-on-year changes in prices of various commodities.

In March, food prices rose by 7.5% over the same period last year, affecting residents. Consumer price The total level rose by about 2.39 percentage points over the same period. Among them, grain prices rose 4.3%, affecting the consumer price level rose by about 0.12 percentage points; meat and poultry products and their products rose by 11.3%, affecting the total consumer price level by 0.78 percentage points (pork prices rose by 11.3%, affecting the total consumer price level rose by 0.35 percentage points); the price of fresh vegetables rose 20.5%, affecting the total consumer price level by 0.64 percentage points; the price of aquatic products increased by 11.4%, affecting the general level of consumer prices rose by about 0.27 percentage points; the increase in oil prices 5.2%, affecting the overall level of consumer price increases by about percentage points; the decline in fresh fruit prices, affecting the overall level of consumer prices dropped by about a percentage point; egg prices fell, affecting the overall level of consumer prices dropped by about a percentage point.

Prices of tobacco and alcohol products increased by 3.6% over the same period last year. Among them, liquor prices rose 8.3%, and tobacco prices rose by 0.4%.

　　 Clothing Prices rose 3.8% over the same period. Among them, clothing Prices have risen by 4%. footwear Prices have risen by 3%.

Household equipment and maintenance services prices rose 2.2% over the same period. Among them, family services and processing and maintenance services prices rose 8.9%, durable consumer goods prices rose 0.6%.

Health care and personal goods prices rose 2.5% over the same period last year. Among them, the prices of Chinese herbal medicines and Chinese patent medicines increased by 8.5%, medical appliances and articles prices increased by 4.4%, medical and health services prices increased by 0.5%, and Western medicine prices dropped by 0.1%.

Traffic and communications prices rose 0.3% compared to the same period last year. Among them, vehicle fuel and spare parts prices rose by 7.6%, vehicle use and maintenance prices increased by 4.3%, urban public transport costs rose 1.7%, inter city traffic charges rose 1.6%, communications tool prices fell by 13.2%, and vehicle prices dropped 0.5%.

The prices of entertainment, educational, cultural goods and services rose by 0.1% over the same period last year. Among them, the prices of durable consumer goods and services for entertainment were reduced by 6%, tourism prices rose by 1.2%, entertainment expenses increased by 2%, and educational prices rose by 1.2%.

Housing prices rose 2% over the same period. Among them, housing rental prices rose 2.1%, building and decoration materials prices rose 2%, water, electricity, fuel prices rose 2.6%.

It is estimated that in March, 3.6% of the total consumer price level rose year-on-year. Last year, the price rise factor was about 1.9 percentage points, and the new price increase factor was about 1.7 percentage points.

　　 Two. The fluctuation of commodity prices.

In March, the price of foodstuffs increased by 0.2%, affecting the total consumer price level by about 0.07 percentage points. The total level of consumer prices has risen by about 0.21 percentage points, and the price of aquatic products has increased by 1.3% percentage points, affecting the total level of consumer prices by about 0.03 percentage points. The price of food has risen by 0.2% percentage points, affecting the total level of residents' consumption price by 0.01 percentage points. The price of meat and poultry and its products has decreased by 2.5%, affecting the total level of consumer prices by about 0.19 percentage points (pork prices have decreased by 4.8% percentage points, affecting the total level of consumer prices by about 0.17 percentage points). The price of eggs has dropped by about 4.8% percentage points, affecting the general level of consumer prices by about 6.1% percentage points. Among them, the price of fresh vegetables rose 6.1%

In March, non food prices rose 0.2%. Among them, the residential price rose 0.4%, affecting the consumer price level rose by around 0.08 percentage points. The price of cigarettes, liquor and articles, clothing, health care and personal goods, transportation and communications increased by 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.1% and 0.2% respectively, while the prices of entertainment, education, cultural goods and services decreased by 0.1%.