A girl selects snacks at a store in Mengzi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 15, 2025. China's consumer prices showed further signs of stabilization in September, as core inflation reached its highest level in 19 months, underscoring a gradual strengthening in domestic demand. The headline CPI also showed a positive trend -- logging a 0.1 percent month-on-month increase from a flat August and narrowing its year-on-year decline to 0.3 percent, compared with a 0.4 percent drop in August.(Photo by Xue Yingying/Xinhua)
BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer prices showed further signs of stabilization in September, as core inflation reached its highest level in 19 months, underscoring a gradual strengthening in domestic demand.
According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, the core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes food and energy prices, rose 1 percent year on year, marking the fifth consecutive month of acceleration and the strongest increase since February 2024.
The headline CPI also showed a positive trend -- logging a 0.1 percent month-on-month increase from a flat August and narrowing its year-on-year decline to 0.3 percent, compared with a 0.4 percent drop in August. ■
Customers select aquatic products at a supermarket in Nanjing City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 15, 2025.(Photo by Du Yi/Xinhua)
A customer selects fruits at a supermarket in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 15, 2025.(Photo by Hao Qunying/Xinhua)
Customers select vegetable at a supermarket in Taixing City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 15, 2025.(Photo by Gu Jihong/Xinhua)
A vendor arranges seafood at a market in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 15, 2025.(Photo by Wang Chun/Xinhua)
Customers select vegetable at a supermarket in Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 15, 2025.(Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
A customer selects vegetable at a market in Nanjing City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 15, 2025.(Photo by Fang Dongxu/Xinhua)