CPI Inflation, Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (Monthly, YoY, NSA): China
The latest reading SOTW holds for China is -1.70% y/y for 2026-09, from OECD.
Reviewed series · Prices · Monthly · % y/y · OECD.CPI.FOOD.YOY.M · CHN
National CPI using COICOP 1999. Core here excludes food and energy; it is not an alternative core definition excluding alcohol and tobacco. OECD Data Terms section 3 permits commercial reuse with attribution except separately restricted or third-party-owned data; no additional restriction was identified in the pinned flow metadata reviewed 2026-10-10. Collection time is not an original publication timestamp. Source observation flags and reference periods are retained.
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- Latest
- -1.70
- % y/y · 2026-09
- Previous
- -1.40
- % y/y · 2026-08
- Oldest shown
- 3.00
- % y/y · 2016-10
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
China · history
% y/y · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% y/y) |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | -1.70 |
| 2026-08 | -1.40 |
| 2026-07 | -1.50 |
| 2026-06 | -1.60 |
| 2026-05 | -1.70 |
| 2026-04 | -1.60 |
| 2026-03 | 0.30 |
| 2026-02 | 1.70 |
| 2026-01 | -0.70 |
| 2025-12 | 1.10 |
| 2025-11 | 0.20 |
| 2025-10 | -2.90 |
| 2025-09 | -4.40 |
| 2025-08 | -4.30 |
| 2025-07 | -1.60 |
| 2025-06 | -0.30 |
| 2025-05 | -0.40 |
| 2025-04 | -0.20 |
| 2025-03 | -1.40 |
| 2025-02 | -3.30 |
| 2025-01 | 0.40 |
| 2024-12 | -0.50 |
| 2024-11 | 1.00 |
| 2024-10 | 2.90 |
| 2024-09 | 3.30 |
| 2024-08 | 2.80 |
| 2024-07 | 0.00 |
| 2024-06 | -2.10 |
| 2024-05 | -2.00 |
| 2024-04 | -2.70 |
| 2024-03 | -2.70 |
| 2024-02 | -0.90 |
| 2024-01 | -5.90 |
| 2023-12 | -3.70 |
| 2023-11 | -4.20 |
| 2023-10 | -4.00 |
| 2023-09 | -3.20 |
| 2023-08 | -1.70 |
| 2023-07 | -1.70 |
| 2023-06 | 2.30 |
| 2023-05 | 1.00 |
| 2023-04 | 0.40 |
| 2023-03 | 2.40 |
| 2023-02 | 2.60 |
| 2023-01 | 6.20 |
| 2022-12 | 4.80 |
| 2022-11 | 3.70 |
| 2022-10 | 7.00 |
| 2022-09 | 8.80 |
| 2022-08 | 6.10 |
| 2022-07 | 6.30 |
| 2022-06 | 2.90 |
| 2022-05 | 2.30 |
| 2022-04 | 1.90 |
| 2022-03 | -1.50 |
| 2022-02 | -3.90 |
| 2022-01 | -3.80 |
| 2021-12 | -1.20 |
| 2021-11 | 1.60 |
| 2021-10 | -2.40 |
| 2021-09 | -5.20 |
| 2021-08 | -4.10 |
| 2021-07 | -3.70 |
| 2021-06 | -1.70 |
| 2021-05 | 0.30 |
| 2021-04 | -0.70 |
| 2021-03 | -0.70 |
| 2021-02 | -0.20 |
| 2021-01 | 1.60 |
| 2020-12 | 1.20 |
| 2020-11 | -2.00 |
| 2020-10 | 2.20 |
| 2020-09 | 7.90 |
| 2020-08 | 11.20 |
| 2020-07 | 10.20 |
| 2020-06 | 8.80 |
| 2020-05 | 10.60 |
| 2020-04 | 14.80 |
| 2020-03 | 18.30 |
| 2020-02 | 21.90 |
| 2020-01 | 20.60 |
| 2019-12 | 17.40 |
| 2019-11 | 19.10 |
| 2019-10 | 15.50 |
| 2019-09 | 8.40 |
| 2019-08 | 7.30 |
| 2019-07 | 6.70 |
| 2019-06 | 6.10 |
| 2019-05 | 5.80 |
| 2019-04 | 4.70 |
| 2019-03 | 3.50 |
| 2019-02 | 1.20 |
| 2019-01 | 2.00 |
| 2018-12 | 2.40 |
| 2018-11 | 2.50 |
| 2018-10 | 3.30 |
| 2018-09 | 3.60 |
| 2018-08 | 1.90 |
| 2018-07 | 1.00 |
| 2018-06 | 0.80 |
| 2018-05 | 0.70 |
| 2018-04 | 1.10 |
| 2018-03 | 2.00 |
| 2018-02 | 3.60 |
| 2018-01 | -0.50 |
| 2017-12 | -0.40 |
| 2017-11 | -0.50 |
| 2017-10 | -0.40 |
| 2017-09 | -0.40 |
| 2017-08 | 0.40 |
| 2017-07 | -0.10 |
| 2017-06 | -1.20 |
| 2017-05 | -0.50 |
| 2017-04 | -1.80 |
| 2017-03 | -2.40 |
| 2017-02 | -2.40 |
| 2017-01 | 2.50 |
| 2016-12 | 2.20 |
| 2016-11 | 3.20 |
| 2016-10 | 3.00 |
Source: OECD. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-10 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.