National Bureau of Statistics chief statistician Dong Lijuan said June national
CPI fell 0.3% MoM. International price swings drove domestic gold jewelry and
gasoline down 8.7% and 4.9%, widening their declines by 5.9 and 4.6 ppt vs. last
month and together subtracting about 0.22 ppt from CPI—around 0.19 ppt more drag
than in the prior month. Food prices fell 0.4% MoM, unchanged from May, trimming
roughly 0.07 ppt off CPI. Seasonal supply pushed fresh vegetables and fruit down
1.0% and 2.0% (combined -0.06 ppt); pork and aquatic products fell 0.8% and 0.6%
(combined -0.02 ppt). Egg prices rose 7.0% as low layer stocks and heat reduced
lay rates, adding about 0.03 ppt to MoM CPI.