BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 25. China’s Consumer
Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% year on year in January 2026, driven by
increases in non-food items and urban areas.
Data obtained by Trend from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
shows that the CPI in urban areas increased by 0.2%, while rural
areas saw a 0.1% rise. The food price index declined 0.7%, whereas
non-food items increased by 0.4%. Consumer goods prices rose 0.3%,
and services increased 0.1% over the same period.
Month-on-month, the CPI also increased by 0.2% in January, with
both urban and rural areas seeing equal growth. Food prices
remained stable, while non-food items rose 0.2%, and both consumer
goods and services recorded a 0.2% increase.
This modest uptick in January 2026 followed a sharper
0.8% year-on-year rise in December 2025, with the slowdown largely
attributed to base effects from the Lunar New Year timing (which
fell in late January 2025 but mid-February 2026), alongside notable
declines in food prices (especially pork, eggs, and certain oils)
and energy costs.
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