On September 18, Meng Wei, spokesman of the national development and Reform Commission, said that pork prices have stabilized recently. From the analysis of price trend, prices are expected to continue to operate smoothly during the national day. Appropriate control measures will be taken in time as needed to maintain basic price stability.
In August, CPI rose by 0.7% month on month, an increase of 0.3 percentage points over the previous month; The year-on-year increase was 2.8%, which was the same as that of the previous month. Recently, pork prices have increased significantly, which has aroused the attention of all walks of life.
In this regard, Meng Wei said that from the recent monitoring, pork prices tend to be stable. From September 11 to 17, the average daily increase of pork retail price in 36 large and medium-sized cities was 0.28%, which was significantly narrower than that in August; Among them, the second day of the Mid Autumn Festival (September 14) decreased by 0.22%, and 36 large and medium-sized cities rose by 13 and fell by 13.
In addition, 'the prices of fruits and vegetables fell slightly. On September 17, the average prices of fruits and vegetables fell by 3.2% and 2.2% respectively compared with the end of August.' Meng Wei pointed out.
According to reports, since the beginning of this year, the national development and Reform Commission has earnestly implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and issued a series of policies and measures in conjunction with relevant departments to strive to ensure market supply and promote basic price stability.
For example, take the lead in formulating and issuing plans and measures to ensure supply and price stability, vigorously support the construction of pig breeding capacity, enhance reserve regulation and control capacity, and earnestly ensure the basic livelihood of people in difficulty. At present, some measures have been effectively implemented and have produced some positive results.
With the National Day approaching, Meng Wei said that prices are expected to continue to run smoothly during the national day. The national development and Reform Commission will continue to closely monitor the changes in the market prices of important livelihood commodities with relevant departments, and take corresponding control measures in time as needed to maintain the basic stability of prices.