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China consumer prices rise 0.7% in October
China’s consumer prices rose 0.7% in October compared with the same month a year earlier.
The overall price index was unchanged from September, after adjusting for seasonal changes.
Food prices fell 2.9% year on year, with fresh vegetables down 16.9% and pork down 8.6%.
By contrast, non-food prices rose 1.5%, led by a 5.5% increase in transport and communication costs.
Prices rose by the same 0.7% in cities and rural areas.
Across the first 10 months of 2026, consumer prices were up 0.9% from the same period in 2025.
The figures show modest overall inflation alongside falling food prices, while the data give no forecast for what happens next.
China’s consumer price index rose 0.7% year on year in October 2026.
Prices were unchanged from September.
Food prices fell 2.9% year on year, while non-food prices rose 1.5%.
For January to October, consumer prices averaged 0.9% higher than in the same period a year earlier.
Fresh vegetable prices fell 16.9% year on year, while transport and communication prices rose 5.5%.
- Who
- China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported the figures.
- What
- Consumer prices rose 0.7% year on year in October. They were unchanged from September.
- When
- October 2026. The figures were published on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- China.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Year-on-year CPI change
- +0.7% in October 2026
- Month-on-month CPI change
- 0.0% in October 2026
- January–October average CPI change
- +0.9% year on year
- Food prices
- −2.9% year on year in October
- Fresh vegetables
- −16.9% year on year in October
- Transport and communication prices
- +5.5% year on year in October