ChinaChina's Prices Remain Stable in the First Three Quarters
CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): Data released today (October 14) by the National Bureau of Statistics show that in the first three quarters of this year, China's consumer price index, or CPI, rose 0.9% year on year. In September alone, it rose 0.9% year on year, with the increase widening by 0.1 percentage point from the previous month. The overall price level remained stable.
央视网消息（新闻联播）：国家统计局今天（10月14日）发布的数据显示，今年前三季度，全国居民消费价格指数CPI同比上涨0.9%，9月份当月同比上涨0.9%，涨幅比上月扩大0.1个百分点，物价总水平保持平稳运行。
By category, ample market supplies of fresh vegetables and fruit in September led to a decline in food prices, while energy price increases widened somewhat as international crude oil prices remained high. Driven by steady growth in demand for everyday services such as elderly care and childcare, service prices recovered moderately compared with last year, rising 0.8% year on year.
分品类看，9月份，鲜菜、鲜果市场供应充足，食品价格有所下降；能源价格受国际原油价格持续高位运行影响，涨幅有所扩大。在养老、托育等生活服务需求稳步增长带动下，服务价格相比去年实现温和回升，同比上涨0.8%。
In the production sector, China's producer price index, or PPI, rose 2.3% year on year in the first three quarters of this year. In September alone, it rose 5.0% year on year, maintaining an upward trend for seven consecutive months. Accelerated development in fields such as artificial intelligence and coordination between computing and electricity, along with continued improvements in the order of market competition, drove further improvement in prices in downstream manufacturing industries such as electrical machinery and computers.
从生产领域看，今年前三季度，全国工业生产者出厂价格指数PPI同比上涨2.3%，9月份当月同比上涨5.0%，已连续七个月保持上涨态势。人工智能、算电协同等领域加快发展，市场竞争秩序持续优化，推动电气机械、计算机等下游制造业价格持续改善。
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ReportedPrice trendSeptember 2026+
Growing demand for services such as elderly care and childcare drove a moderate year-on-year increase of 0.8% in service prices.
By category, ample market supplies of fresh vegetables and fruit in September led to a decline in food prices, while energy price increases widened somewhat as international crude oil prices remained high. Driven by steady growth in demand for everyday services such as elderly care and childcare, service prices recovered moderately compared with last year, rising 0.8% year on year.Original Chinese quote
在养老、托育等生活服务需求稳步增长带动下，服务价格相比去年实现温和回升，同比上涨0.8%。Ongoing at time of reportIndustrial developmentDate not specified+
Accelerating development in artificial intelligence and coordinated computing and electricity supply, along with improvements in the order of market competition, is driving an improvement in prices in downstream manufacturing.
In the production sector, China's producer price index, or PPI, rose 2.3% year on year in the first three quarters of this year. In September alone, it rose 5.0% year on year, maintaining an upward trend for seven consecutive months. Accelerated development in fields such as artificial intelligence and coordination between computing and electricity, along with continued improvements in the order of market competition, drove further improvement in prices in downstream manufacturing industries such as electrical machinery and computers.Original Chinese quote
人工智能、算电协同等领域加快发展，市场竞争秩序持续优化，推动电气机械、计算机等下游制造业价格持续改善。ReportedPrice statisticsJanuary 2026 — September 2026+
The producer price index rose 2.3% year on year in the first three quarters and 5.0% in September, marking seven consecutive months of increases.
In the production sector, China's producer price index, or PPI, rose 2.3% year on year in the first three quarters of this year. In September alone, it rose 5.0% year on year, maintaining an upward trend for seven consecutive months. Accelerated development in fields such as artificial intelligence and coordination between computing and electricity, along with continued improvements in the order of market competition, drove further improvement in prices in downstream manufacturing industries such as electrical machinery and computers.Original Chinese quote
今年前三季度，全国工业生产者出厂价格指数PPI同比上涨2.3%，9月份当月同比上涨5.0%，已连续七个月保持上涨态势ReportedStatistics release14 October 2026+
Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the consumer price index rose 0.9% year on year in the first three quarters and 0.9% in September, with September's increase 0.1 percentage points higher than the previous month's.
CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): Data released today (October 14) by the National Bureau of Statistics show that in the first three quarters of this year, China's consumer price index, or CPI, rose 0.9% year on year. In September alone, it rose 0.9% year on year, with the increase widening by 0.1 percentage point from the previous month. The overall price level remained stable.Original Chinese quote
今年前三季度，全国居民消费价格指数CPI同比上涨0.9%，9月份当月同比上涨0.9%，涨幅比上月扩大0.1个百分点ReportedPrice trendSeptember 2026+
In September, ample supplies of fresh vegetables and fruit contributed to a decline in food prices, while persistently high international oil prices drove a larger increase in energy prices.
By category, ample market supplies of fresh vegetables and fruit in September led to a decline in food prices, while energy price increases widened somewhat as international crude oil prices remained high. Driven by steady growth in demand for everyday services such as elderly care and childcare, service prices recovered moderately compared with last year, rising 0.8% year on year.Original Chinese quote
鲜菜、鲜果市场供应充足，食品价格有所下降；能源价格受国际原油价格持续高位运行影响，涨幅有所扩大