China CPI inflation (year-on-year, 居民消费价格指数)
China CPI inflation (year-on-year, 居民消费价格指数) is 0.8 percent, in force since 1 Aug 2026, cited to 国家统计局. It was 0.5 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 9 Oct 2026.
Official source: 国家统计局 · Last checked 2026-10-09 · source fingerprint
Headline national Consumer Price Index, year-on-year percent change, latest published month, from the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局). Released monthly, usually around the 9th of the following month.
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| Current value | 0.8 percent (YoY) |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-08-01 |
| In force until | 2026-08-31 |
| Official source | 国家统计局 — 《2026年8月份居民消费价格同比上涨0.8%》（2026/09/09 09:30）：「2026年8月份，全国居民消费价格同比上涨0.8%。……8月份，全国居民消费价格环比上涨0.4%。」 |
| Last verified | 2026-10-09 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Reference month August 2026: national CPI +0.8% year-on-year, +0.4% month-on-month (NBS release of 9 September 2026). September 2026 CPI is due mid-October. Landed 2026-10-08.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 0.5 | 国家统计局 — 《2026年7月份居民消费价格同比上涨0.5%》（2026/08/09… |
| 2026-06-01 | 1 | 国家统计局 — 《2026年6月份居民消费价格同比上涨1.0%》（2026/07/09… |
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