China’s consumer prices rose 0.8% year on year in August
China’s consumer price index rose 0.8% in August from a year earlier. The month-on-month increase was 0.4%.
Event / data period: 2026-08
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Food prices fell 1.4% year on year, while non-food prices rose 1.2%. Service prices also increased 0.8% year on year.
The bureau said the CPI has been compiled and published with 2025 as its base period since January 2026, a change relevant to comparisons across the series.
Data
Consumer prices
Indicators and coverage as published by the official source.
- CPI year-on-year change
- 0.8 %
- 2026-08 · Observed
- CPI month-on-month change
- 0.4 %
- 2026-08 · Observed
Methodology
China National Bureau of Statistics August 2026 CPI bulletin. August 2026 year-on-year and month-on-month changes are reported; the source uses 2025 as the base period from January 2026.
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