国内英语资讯:Economic Watch: Chinas consumer inflation to maintain mild rate in 2019
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 10-- <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="policymakers">policymakers</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maneuver">maneuver</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="index">index</span> (<span word="CPI">CPI</span>), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>, <span word="rose">rose</span> 2.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> (<span word="NBS">NBS</span>) <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="well">well</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CPI">CPI</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="NBS">NBS</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="CPI">CPI</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> 1.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> 2.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="year">year</span>, <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span> 1.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="down">down</span> 0.4 <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="dipped">dipped</span> 0.2 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="dragging">dragging</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CPI">CPI</span> <span word="by">by</span> 0.18 <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="points">points</span>.</p><p><span word="Lian">Lian</span> <span word="Ping">Ping</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Communications">Communications</span>, <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CPI">CPI</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diesel">diesel</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p><p><span word="Prices">Prices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diesel">diesel</span> <span word="dipped">dipped</span> 0.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> 0.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12.8-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> 14.2-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2018.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>," <span word="Lian">Lian</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="swine">swine</span> <span word="fever">fever</span>, <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="CPI">CPI</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p>
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