According to Jinshi report: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April recorded a marginal month-on-month increment in the prices of water, gas, and train tickets. Prices for these commodities rose by 0.1%, 0.1%, and 0.2% respectively, while electricity prices witnessed no change. This price shuffle resulted in a minimal impact on the overall CPI, less than 0.01 percentage point.
Alternatively, a year-on-year analysis revealed an increase in the prices of water by 0.9%, gas by 2.4%, and train tickets by 0.5%, while electricity prices remained stable. Amplifying collectively, these price changes caused the CPI to experience a negligible rise of approximately 0.02 percentage points.
