国内英语资讯:Economic Watch: Chinas February CPI hits 13-month low, leaving room for macro control
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 9-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="milder">milder</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2018, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maneuver">maneuver</span> <span word="macroeconomic">macroeconomic</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>.</p><p><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> 1.5 <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="February">February</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> 1.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</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>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="CPI">CPI</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="CPI">CPI</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2.9 <span word="percent">percent</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Deng">Deng</span> <span word="Haiqing">Haiqing</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="JZ">JZ</span> <span word="Securities">Securities</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="February">February</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="CPI">CPI</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="upgrading">upgrading</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CPI">CPI</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="over">over</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Guoxiang">Guoxiang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CPI">CPI</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span>.</p><p><span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snowy">snowy</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>, <span word="fruits">fruits</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aquatic">aquatic</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="jumping">jumping</span> 15.7 <span word="percent">percent</span>, 5.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> 4 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="January">January</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> 0.58 <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="CPI">CPI</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p>
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