China's National Bureau of Statistics said in September food, tobacco & alcohol
and dining-out prices rose 0.2% MoM, adding about 0.06 percentage points to CPI.
Within food, eggs +2.0% (≈+0.01pp to CPI), meat +1.4% (≈+0.05pp), including pork
+1.2%; fresh fruit +0.6% (≈+0.01pp); fresh vegetables +0.5% (≈+0.01pp); aquatic
products -0.8% (≈-0.02pp). Of the seven other major categories, three rose, one
was unchanged and three fell: transport & communication +1.0% MoM, clothing
+0.6%, healthcare +0.2%; housing unchanged; other goods & services -0.8%,
education/culture/entertainment -0.3%, household goods & services -0.1%.
