In November 2021, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 2.3 percent year on year. Among them, the prices in urban and rural areas rose by 2.4 and 2.2 percent; the prices of food prices rose by 1.6 percent, and non-food prices rose by 2.5 percent; the prices of consumer goods and service rose by 2.9 and 1.5 percent. From January to November, on average, the national consumer price rose by 0.9 percent over the same period of last year.
In November, the national consumer price rose by 0.4 percent month on month. Among them, 0.3 percent in urban areas and 0.6 percent in rural areas; food prices rose by 2.4 percent, while non-food prices were flat; consumer goods prices rose by 0.9 percent and service prices fell by 0.3 percent.
I. Year-on-Year Changes of Prices of Different Categories
In November, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol increased by 1.7 percent year-on-year, affecting the CPI (consumer price index) to rise by about 0.49 percentage point. Among foodstuff, the price of fresh vegetables increased by 30.6 percent, affecting the increase of CPI by about 0.60 percentage point; egg prices rose by 17.6 percent, affecting CPI up by about 0.10 percentage point; the price of aquatic products increased by 8.5 percent, affecting the CPI increase by about 0.15 percentage point; fresh fruit prices rose by 4.1 percent, affecting CPI up by about 0.07 percentage point; grain prices rose by 1.5 percent, affecting CPI up by about 0.03 percentage point; the price of livestock meat decreased by 19.7 percent, affecting the CPI down by about 0.81 percentage point, of which the price of pork decreased by 32.7 percent, affecting the CPI down by about 0.68 percentage point.
The prices of the other seven categories rose six and fell one year-on-year. Among them, the prices of transportation and communication, education, culture and entertainment and housing increased by 7.6, 3.0 and 1.7 percent respectively, and the prices of medical care, clothing, daily necessities and services increased by 0.6, 0.5 and 0.5 percent respectively; and the prices of other supplies and services decreased by 0.6 percent.
II. Month-on-Month Changes of Prices of Different Categories
In November, the prices of food, tobacco and alcohol increased by 1.6 percent month on month, affecting the increase of CPI by about 0.44 percentage point. Among foodstuff, the price of fresh vegetables increased by 6.8 percent, affecting the increase of CPI by about 0.16 percentage point; the price of livestock meat increased by 5.2 percent, affecting the CPI increase by about 0.16 percentage point, of which the price of pork increased by 12.2 percent, affecting the CPI increase by about 0.15 percentage point; fresh fruit prices rose by 4.3 percent, affecting CPI by about 0.08 percentage point; egg prices rose by 3.0 percent, affecting CPI up by about 0.02 percentage point; grain prices rose by 0.7 percent, affecting CPI up by about 0.01 percentage point; the price of aquatic products decreased by 1.7 percent, affecting the decline of CPI down by about 0.03 percentage point.
The prices of the other seven categories rose two, flat two and fell three month on month. Among them, the prices of clothing, transportation and communication increased by 0.3 percent; housing and medical care prices were flat; the prices of education, culture and entertainment, other supplies and services, daily necessities and services decreased by 0.5, 0.5 and 0.4 percent respectively.