Consumer Price Index CPI in China increased to 103.70 points in January from 102.90 points in December of 2024. This dataset provides - China Consumer Price Index (CPI) - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

A regional breakdown of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in China reveals considerable variations across different regions. In December 2024, Hainan province displayed a CPI of about 98.4 points (same month previous year = 100), whereas the CPI in Tibet reached 101.2 points. Consumer price development in China The Consumer Price Index measures the average changes over time in the price level of a market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by consumers. It is closely related to the inflation rate. The consumer inflation rate is derived from the annual percentage increase of the CPI. After 2011, China experienced a slight decrease in domestic inflation. Between 2014 and 2018, the annual inflation rate ranged at around two percent or lower. In 2019, inflation increased again to 2.9 percent and remained high during 2020, but is forcast to decrease in the coming years. Monthly inflation rates peaked at 5.4 percent in January 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but declined quickly in the following months and reached negative values in November 2020. Regional and sectoral inflation rates In recent years, inflation rates in the largest cities and developed regions often remained below those in developing regions in the inner provinces. The CPI in rural regions was on average slightly higher than in urban areas. The annual CPI of food, tobacco and liquor in China ranged among the highest during 2020 - mainly driven by rising pork and meat prices, whereas the transportation and communication’s CPI was one of the lowest. With the travel sector recovering from the coronavirus pandemic in the first half of 2021, monthly prices for transportation started to increase again.

Inflation Rate in China decreased to -0.70 percent in February from 0.50 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides - China Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about China Consumer Price Index CPI growth

• China Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at -0.7 % YoY in Feb 2025, compared with a rate of 0.5 % in the previous month.
• China Consumer Price Index growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1985 to Feb 2025, with an averaged number of 2.5 % YoY.
• The data reached an all-time high of 28.4 % YoY in Feb 1989 and a record low of -2.2 % YoY in May 1999.

The graph shows the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in China as of December 2024, by sector and area. That month, the CPI for transportation and communication in urban areas resided at 97.7 index points. Measuring inflation The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an economic indicator that measures changes in the price level of a representative basket of consumer goods and services. It is calculated by taking price changes for each item in the market basket and averaging them. Goods and services are weighted according to their significance. The CPI can be used to assess the price changes related to the cost of living. It is also useful for identifying periods of inflation and deflation. A significant rise in CPI during a short period of time denotes inflation and a significant drop during a short period of time suggests deflation. Development of inflation in China Annual projections of China’s inflation rate forecast by the IMF estimate a relatively low increase in prices in the coming years. The implications of low inflation are two-fold for a national economy. On the one hand, price levels remain largely stable which may lead to equal or increased spending levels by domestic consumers. On the other hand, low inflation signifies an expansion slowdown of the economy, as is reflected by China’s gross domestic product growth. In recent years, inflation rates in rural areas have on average been slightly higher than in the cities. This reflects a shift of economic growth from the largest cities and coastal regions to the inner provinces and the countryside. Higher price levels in rural areas in turn relate to higher inflation rates of food products.

Consumer Price Index (CPI): Beijing: Residence data was reported at 100.200 Prev Year=100 in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 100.300 Prev Year=100 for 2023. Consumer Price Index (CPI): Beijing: Residence data is updated yearly, averaging 103.215 Prev Year=100 from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2024, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 129.200 Prev Year=100 in 1996 and a record low of 89.800 Prev Year=100 in 2009. Consumer Price Index (CPI): Beijing: Residence data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Inflation – Table CN.IA: Consumer Price Index: Beijing.

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The graph shows the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in China as of February 2025, by sector and area. That month, the CPI for transportation and communication in urban areas resided at 97.3 index points. Measuring inflation The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an economic indicator that measures changes in the price level of a representative basket of consumer goods and services. It is calculated by taking price changes for each item in the market basket and averaging them. Goods and services are weighted according to their significance. The CPI can be used to assess the price changes related to the cost of living. It is also useful for identifying periods of inflation and deflation. A significant rise in CPI during a short period of time denotes inflation and a significant drop during a short period of time suggests deflation. Development of inflation in China Annual projections of China’s inflation rate forecast by the IMF estimate a relatively low increase in prices in the coming years. The implications of low inflation are two-fold for a national economy. On the one hand, price levels remain largely stable which may lead to equal or increased spending levels by domestic consumers. On the other hand, low inflation signifies an expansion slowdown of the economy, as is reflected by China’s gross domestic product growth. In recent years, inflation rates in rural areas have on average been slightly higher than in the cities. This reflects a shift of economic growth from the largest cities and coastal regions to the inner provinces and the countryside. Higher price levels in rural areas in turn relate to higher inflation rates of food products.

Key information about China Core CPI Change

• China Core CPI Change was reported at -0.100 % in Feb 2025.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.600 % for Jan 2025.
• China Core CPI Change data is updated monthly, averaging 1.200 % from Jan 2006 to Feb 2025, with 230 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 2.500 % in Feb 2018 and a record low of -1.600 % in Aug 2009.
• China Core CPI Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Core CPI: Y-o-Y Growth: Monthly.

This dataset contains China Consumer Price Index by Category (The same month last year=100).

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Notes:

1.According to the regulations of the statistical system, China's CPI rotates at a base period every five years. After each base period rotation, the survey classification catalogue, representative specifications and survey outlets are adjusted, and the classification weights are also changed to reflect the latest changes in the residents' consumption structure.2.The CPI compiled and released from January 2016 to December 2020 was based on 2015. Compared with the previous base periods , the eight categories of this base period have significant changes. Among them, "Food", "Tobacco and Alcohol" are merged into "Food, Tobacco and Alcohol", "Health Care and Personal Articles" is split into "Household Articles and Services", "Health Care" and "Miscellaneous Goods and Services", "Recreation, Education, Cultural Articles" is split into "Education, Culture and Recreation" and "Miscellaneous Goods and Services", "Household Facilities, Articles and Services" is split into "Articles for Daily Use and Services" and "Miscellaneous Goods and Services". In addition, the index connotation of "Food" has changed. The "Food" in the previous base periods is a broad category, including grain, meat and poultry, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, aquatic products, tea and beverages, and dining out; this base period "Food" is the medium category under the "Food, Tobacco and Alcohol" category, which only includes grain, livestock meat, poultry meat, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, aquatic products, etc., and no longer includes "tea and beverages" and "dining out" .3.From January 2021, the CPI based on 2020 is compiled and released. This new base period is still divided into eight categories: "Food, Tobacco and Alcohol", "Clothing", "Residence", "Household Articles and Services"," Transportation and Communication", "Education, Culture and Recreation", "Health Care", "Miscellaneous Goods and Services", and the basic category has increased to 268.

China Consumer Price Index (CPI): Urban: Residence: Rent data was reported at 102.900 Prev Year=100 in Dec 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 103.000 Prev Year=100 for Nov 2015. China Consumer Price Index (CPI): Urban: Residence: Rent data is updated monthly, averaging 103.100 Prev Year=100 from Jan 2005 (Median) to Dec 2015, with 132 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 108.200 Prev Year=100 in Mar 2011 and a record low of 100.300 Prev Year=100 in Jan 2006. China Consumer Price Index (CPI): Urban: Residence: Rent data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Inflation – Table CN.IA: Consumer Price Index: Urban: Same Month PY=100.

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A regional breakdown of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in China reveals considerable variations across different regions. In February 2025, Beijing municipality displayed a CPI of about 98.7 points (same month previous year = 100), whereas the CPI in Tibet reached 100.1 points. Consumer price development in China The Consumer Price Index measures the average changes over time in the price level of a market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by consumers. It is closely related to the inflation rate. The consumer inflation rate is derived from the annual percentage increase of the CPI. After 2011, China experienced a slight decrease in domestic inflation. Between 2014 and 2018, the annual inflation rate ranged at around two percent or lower. In 2019, inflation increased again to 2.9 percent and remained high during 2020, but is forcast to decrease in the coming years. Monthly inflation rates peaked at 5.4 percent in January 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but declined quickly in the following months and reached negative values in November 2020. Regional and sectoral inflation rates In recent years, inflation rates in the largest cities and developed regions often remained below those in developing regions in the inner provinces. The CPI in rural regions was on average slightly higher than in urban areas. The annual CPI of food, tobacco and liquor in China ranged among the highest during 2020 - mainly driven by rising pork and meat prices, whereas the transportation and communication’s CPI was one of the lowest. With the travel sector recovering from the coronavirus pandemic in the first half of 2021, monthly prices for transportation started to increase again.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in China, February, 2025 The most recent value is 132.2254 index points as of February 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 132.4903 index points. Historically, the average for China from January 1986 to February 2025 is 88.0578 index points. The minimum of 25.331 index points was recorded in August 1986, while the maximum of 133.1705 index points was reached in February 2024. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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CPI: TC: Communication: Communication Service data was reported at 100.000 Prev Year=100 in Feb 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 100.000 Prev Year=100 for Jan 2025. CPI: TC: Communication: Communication Service data is updated monthly, averaging 99.700 Prev Year=100 from Jan 2005 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 242 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.800 Prev Year=100 in Sep 2007 and a record low of 98.300 Prev Year=100 in Oct 2018. CPI: TC: Communication: Communication Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Inflation – Table CN.IA: Consumer Price Index: Same Month PY=100.

CPI: Education Culture & Entertainment (ECE) data was reported at 99.500 Prev Year=100 in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 101.700 Prev Year=100 for Jan 2025. CPI: Education Culture & Entertainment (ECE) data is updated monthly, averaging 101.900 Prev Year=100 from Jan 2016 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 110 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 103.900 Prev Year=100 in Feb 2024 and a record low of 99.500 Prev Year=100 in Feb 2025. CPI: Education Culture & Entertainment (ECE) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.IA: Consumer Price Index: Same Month PY=100.

The Consumer Price Index in China decreased 0.20 percent in February of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides - China Inflation Rate MoM - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) varies considerably between different regions of China. In 2023, the CPI in Hebei province ranged at around 100.6 percent (previous year=100), while the CPI in Chongqing only reached 99.7 percent.