# Guangdong consumer prices rise 0.9% in first three quarters

> Core CPI increased 1.1% as food prices fell and industrial consumer goods prices recovered.

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- Published: 2026-10-21T14:02:44+00:00
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The National Bureau of Statistics’ Guangdong survey team said on 21 October that consumer prices in Guangdong rose 0.9% year on year in the first three quarters of 2026. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, increased 1.1%; monthly year-on-year CPI movements ranged from a 0.7% decline to a 1.4% increase.

Food prices fell 0.9% year on year, with pork down 9.0%. Industrial consumer goods prices rose 2.8%, reversing a 0.8% decline in the same period a year earlier. Service prices increased 0.7%, with the rate 0.3 percentage points higher than in the first half, showing mixed movements across categories.

## Data

### Guangdong consumer prices rise 0.9% in first three quarters

Methodology: Regional year-on-year price-index changes as published by the source; these are not China-wide indicators.

| Measure | Year-on-year change |
|---|---|
| Guangdong consumer price index change year on year | 0.9 |
| Guangdong core consumer price index change year on year | 1.1 |
| Guangdong food prices change year on year | -0.9 |

Sources: <https://gdzd.stats.gov.cn/sjfb/sjfbz/202610/t20261020_182844.html> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/guangdong-cpi-rises-0-9-percent-first-three-quarters-2026/data/regional-price-changes?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/guangdong-cpi-rises-0-9-percent-first-three-quarters-2026/data/regional-price-changes?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [National Bureau of Statistics Guangdong Survey Team](<https://gdzd.stats.gov.cn/sjfb/sjfbz/202610/t20261020_182844.html>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-21)

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