{"id":"china-cpi-inflation-august-2026","canonicalSlug":"china-cpi-inflation-august-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/china-cpi-inflation-august-2026","language":"en","title":"China consumer prices rise 0.8% year over year in August","summary":"The CPI increased 0.4% month over month; food prices remained lower than a year earlier.","body":["China’s consumer price index rose 0.8% in August from a year earlier and 0.4% from July, the National Bureau of Statistics reported on 10 September. Average CPI inflation for January through August was 0.9%.","Food prices fell 1.4% year over year, while non-food prices increased 1.2%. The index excluding food and energy rose 1.0% annually. On a monthly basis, transportation and telecommunications prices rose 1.7%, while fresh vegetables increased 5.5%."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"China consumer prices rise 0.8% year over year in August\n\nThe CPI increased 0.4% month over month; food prices remained lower than a year earlier.\n\nChina’s consumer price index rose 0.8% in August from a year earlier and 0.4% from July, the National Bureau of Statistics reported on 10 September. Average CPI inflation for January through August was 0.9%.\n\nFood prices fell 1.4% year over year, while non-food prices increased 1.2%. The index excluding food and energy rose 1.0% annually. On a monthly basis, transportation and telecommunications prices rose 1.7%, while fresh vegetables increased 5.5%.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-08","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-10","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"National Bureau of Statistics of China","url":"https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202609/t20260910_1965275.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-10","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/china-cpi-inflation-august-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/china-cpi-inflation-august-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/china-cpi-inflation-august-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/china-cpi-inflation-august-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/china-cpi-inflation-august-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/china-cpi-inflation-august-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/china-cpi-inflation-august-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}