Monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Oct. 30 Agricultural Products Wholesale Price 200 Index 111.37, down 0.05 points day-on-day; 'vegetable basket' wholesale index 110.90, down 0.07 points. As of 14:00 national wholesale market averages: pork 15.29 yuan/kg, down 0.6% day-on-day; beef 73.44 yuan/kg, up 0.2%; mutton 67.57 yuan/kg, up 0.3%; eggs 9.36 yuan/kg, up 0.1%; dressed chicken 17.16 yuan/kg, up 1.9%.

EU energy ministers met on the 29th with gas prices the primary focus as Europe faces a difficult heating season. European benchmark gas futures topped €100/MWh, the first time since December 2022. EU Energy and Housing Affairs Commissioner Jorgensen warned of "another energy crisis", saying more than 50 million Europeans may be unable to afford winter heating. A typical gas-heated household faces an estimated additional energy bill of about €600 for the November–March heating season, rising to roughly €715 including taxes. Jorgensen said the squeeze is in some respects worse than in 2022 because high prices now extend beyond gas to petrol and diesel, and will feed through to transport, industry and consumer goods, adding pressure to the European economy.

Bank of Japan: median forecasts for core-core CPI in fiscal years 2026–2028 are 2.4%, 2.7% and 2.3%, versus July medians of 2.5%, 2.6% and 2.2%.