TABLE-Breakdown of China’s Oct CPI

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BEIJING, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Following is a breakdown of China’s consumer price index for October, published by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday. (Percent change from a year earlier; base effect and new price rise are in pct points):

Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Overall 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.9 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.9 Urban 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.1 3.0 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.9 Rural 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.7 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.7 Food 3.3 3.6 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 2.1 4.4 -0.5 -0.4 -1.1 -0.4 Pork -1.3 -2.4 -4.9 -9.6 -12.8 -16.7 -16.1 -12.0 -7.3 -10.6 -8.3 -9.0 -10.1 Non-food 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.4 Consumer goods 2.8 2.7 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.6 2.5 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.1 Services 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.6 2.3 3.0 3.1 3.2

By category:

Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct

1. Food, tobacco

and alcohol 2.9 3.0 1.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 2.0 3.6 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.3 2. Clothing 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2

3. Rent, fuel

& utilities 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8

4. Household goods

and services 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5

5. Transport and

communication 3.2 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.4 1.8 1.1 0.3 1.5 0.2 1.2 1.3 0.8

6. Education, culture

and recreation 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.3 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.2 3.7 0.9 2.1 2.0 2.3 7. Healthcare 2.6 2.7 4.3 4.6 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.6 7.0 7.2

8. Other goods

and services 1.3 0.7 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.7 1.2 1.9 1.7 1.8

(Pct change m/m)

Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Overall 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -1.1 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 Urban 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -1.1 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 Rural 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -1.2 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 Food -0.3 2.4 2.4 0.1 -0.8 -1.3 -1.9 -4.2 4.4 2.2 1.1 -0.5 0.0 Pork 1.0 3.7 6.5 2.9 1.1 -3.6 -6.6 -8.4 2.0 0.7 1.1 -0.8 -0.1 Non-food 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 -0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1

(China economics team)