CPI 1.1% Year-on-year decline in production prices larger

Information Office of the State Council held a press conference 10 o'clock in the morning July 16, 2009 (Thursday), the National Bureau of Statistics spokesperson, National Economic Comprehensive Statistics Division Director Xiaochao introduced the first half of this year's national economic performance, and answer the reporter asked. [Xiaochao] Consumer prices continue to decline, production prices fell a larger year-on-year. In the first half, consumer prices fell 1.1% from a year earlier (down 1.7% in June and 0.5% per cent in the chain). Among them, the city fell 1.3% and the countryside fell by 0.6%. Categories do not look, tobacco and alcohol and supplies rose 1.7%, household equipment supplies and maintenance services rose by 1.3%, health care and personal supplies rose 1.1%; food fell by 0.3%, clothing fell 2.4%, traffic and communications fell 2.5%, entertainment education stationery and services decreased by 0.7%, living down 3.9%. The first half of the year, the retail price of goods fell 1.4% year-on-year (June year-on-year decline of 2.3%), industrial products factory prices fell 5.9% (June year-on-year decline of 7.8%); 70 large and medium cities housing sales prices fell 0.8% year-on-year (June year-on-year Rise of 0.2%).