In February, CPI Rose By 3.2%&Nbsp Compared With The Same Period Last Year, And The Negative Interest Rate Ended Two Years Later.

In February 2012, National consumer price The total level rose 3.2% over the same period. Among them, cities rose 3.2%, rural areas rose 3.2%, food prices rose 6.2%, non food prices rose 1.7%, consumer goods prices rose 3.9%, and services prices rose 1.5%. In 1-2 months, the national consumer price level increased by 3.9% over the same period last year.

In February, the national consumer price level decreased by 0.1%. Among them, the city decreased by 0.1%, the rural area decreased by 0.1%, the food price dropped by 0.3%, the non food prices remained flat, consumer goods prices dropped by 0.1%, and the service prices dropped by 0.2%.

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

In February, food prices rose by 6.2% over the same period last year, affecting the total consumer price level by an increase of about 1.99 percentage points over the same period. Among them, grain prices rose 5.4%, affecting the consumer price level rose by about 0.15 percentage points; meat and poultry products and their products rose by 12.9%, affecting the total consumer price level by 0.90 percentage points (pork prices rose by 15.9%, affecting the total consumer price level rose by 0.50 percentage points); the price of fresh vegetables rose 6.5%, affecting the total consumer price level by 0.21 percentage points; the price of aquatic products increased by 7.5%, affecting the general level of consumer prices rose by about 0.18 percentage points; the increase in oil prices 5.6%, affecting the total consumer price level rose by about a percentage point; 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 3.7% over the same period last year. Among them, liquor prices rose 8.7%, and tobacco prices rose by 0.4%.

Clothing prices rose 3.8% over the same period. Among them, Clothing price Up 3.9%. Footwear prices Up 3.5%.

Household equipment and maintenance services prices rose 2.5% over the same period. Among them, family services and processing and maintenance services prices rose 9.4%, durable consumer goods prices rose 0.8%.

Health care and personal goods prices rose 2.7% over the same period last year. Among them, the prices of Chinese herbal medicines and Chinese patent medicines increased by 9.1%, medical appliances and articles prices increased by 3.9%, medical and health services prices increased by 0.6%, and Western medicine prices dropped by 0.3%.

Traffic and communications prices rose 0.1% compared to the same period last year. Among them, vehicle fuel and spare parts prices rose by 6.9%, vehicle use and maintenance prices increased by 3.9%, urban public transport costs rose 1.6%, inter city traffic charges rose 0.6%, communications tool prices fell by 13.5%, and vehicle prices dropped 0.4%.

The prices of entertainment, educational and cultural goods and services dropped by 0.4% over the same period last year. Among them, the prices of durable consumer goods and services for entertainment were reduced by 6%, tourism prices dropped by 2.5%, entertainment expenses increased by 1.6%, and educational prices rose by 1.3%.

Housing prices rose 2.1% over the same period. Among them, housing rental prices rose 2.5%, building and decoration materials prices rose 2.3%, water, electricity, fuel prices rose 1.7%.

It is estimated that in February, 3.2% of the total consumer price level rose year-on-year. Last year, the price rise factor was about 1.7 percentage points, and the new price increase factor was about 1.5 percentage points.

　 Two, all kinds of commodity price Change in ring ratio

In February, the price of food decreased by 0.3%, which affected the consumer price level by about 0.11 percentage points. Among them, the price of meat and poultry and its products decreased by 1.4%, which affected the total consumer price level by about 0.10 percentage points (the price of pork decreased by 2.6%, affecting the total consumer price level by about 0.09 percentage points); the egg price fell by 8.1%, affecting the total consumer price level by 0.07 percentage points; the price of fresh vegetables and fresh fruits decreased by 0.3% and 0.2% respectively; two items affected the total consumer price level by about 0.01 percentage points, while the grain price rose by two, affecting the consumer price and the total water level of the consumer.

In February, non food prices were unchanged from last month. 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 supplies, household appliances and maintenance services, health care and personal products, transportation and communications increased by 0.2%, 0.1%, 0.3% and 0.1% respectively, while the price of clothing, entertainment, education, cultural goods and services decreased by 0.3% and 0.8% respectively. In February, the price of tourism decreased by 6.2%, which affected the total level of consumer prices by about 0.11 percentage points.