BIZCHINA> China Statistics
![]() |
Food prices down for fifth straight week
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-05-15 08:17 The price of food in major cities has fallen for the past five weeks in a row, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday. Of the 58 food items monitored last week in 36 principal cities, 31 have seen their prices fall, while 22 have become more expensive, the ministry said. Water melons saw the biggest drop, of about 20 percent compared with a week earlier, due to increased supply. Vegetables were an average of 10.4 percent cheaper, as more local produce entered the market.
Beef and eggs were among the risers, with each of their prices going up by 0.8 percent. Overall inflation was reported at 8.5 percent for April, down slightly from the 8.7 percent record high in February. The rising cost of food, especially pork, has been the influencing factor behind the inflation figures. The price of pork has risen 70 percent since last year as a result of reduced supplies, caused by pig diseases and farmers' rising costs. The supply is improving, however, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday. Zhang Baowen, vice-minister of agriculture, said at a national teleconference that the country's total number of farm pigs grew by more than 10 percent last month. On large-scale farms, the figures were up more than 20 percent from last April. Over the past year, the government has paid 2.8 billion yuan ($400 million) in subsidies to pig farmers. Beijing housewife Wang Hua said she is glad to see food prices falling, as she can now afford to buy her favorite balsam pear, and is no longer forced to eat only Chinese cabbage. "Last month, it cost 7 yuan per kg, but now it is down to 3 yuan, which is much more affordable," the 52-year-old native of southern China said. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
|
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产成人精品亚洲2020 | 成人做爰视频www在线观看 | 手机在线观看亚洲国产精品 | 国产自产在线 | 日本一区二区在线 | 国产欧美亚洲精品一区 | 国内美女福利视频在线观看网站 | 成人午夜爽爽爽免费视频 | 手机看片手机在线看片 | 精品三级网站 | 一级视频网站 | 久久国产一区二区 | 午夜一级成人 | 99精品在线免费观看 | 在线视频 日韩 | 久久99热精品免费观看欧美 | 国产成人小视频在线观看 | 自拍网在线 | 嫩草影院成人 | 日本一区视频在线观看 | 亚洲日本久久一区二区va | 国产在线乱子伦一区二区 | 亚洲国产天堂久久九九九 | 国产日韩欧美自拍 | 国产99视频精品免费视频7 | 亚洲夜夜爽 | 美女视频在线观看黄 | 午夜影院美女 | 国产麻豆交换夫妇 | 亚洲一区二区影院 | 国产精品视频久久久 | 看一级特黄a大片日本片 | 国产精品免费观在线 | 在线观看的黄网 | 国内自拍tv在线 | 亚洲精品国产美女在线观看 | 国产精品变态重口在线 | 欧美久在线观看在线观看 | 欧美日产国产亚洲综合图区一 | 欧美笫一页 | 91精品国产手机 |