National Bureau of Statistics: The price of fresh vegetables rose by 22.9%, affecting the CPI by about 0.48 percentage points

On October 13, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 2.3% year-on-year in September, affecting the CPI (Consumer Price Index) by about 0.66 percentage points. In food, the price of fresh vegetables rose by 22.9%, affecting the CPI by about 0.48 percentage points; the price of fresh fruit rose by 6.7%, affecting the CPI by about 0.13 percentage points; the price of livestock and meat rose by 3.8%, affecting the CPI by about 0.12 percentage points, of which the price of pork rose by 16.2%, affecting the CPI by about 0.21 percentage points; the price of aquatic products rose by 2.0%, affecting the CPI by about 0.04 percentage points; the price of eggs fell by 4.1%, affecting the CPI by about 0.03 percentage points; the price of grain fell by 0.7%, affecting the CPI by about 0.01 percentage points.