| Item | 
                  Nationwide  | 
                   Urban | 
                  Rural | 
                
                 
                  | Sep. | 
                  Jan.-Sep. | 
                  Sep. | 
                  Jan.-Sep. | 
                  Sep. | 
                  Jan.-Sep. | 
                
                 
                  | Retail 
                    sales price index | 
                  100.0 | 
                  100.8 | 
                  99.9 | 
                  100.5 | 
                  100.4 | 
                  101.5 | 
                
                 
                  |               
                    Food | 
                  100.5 | 
                  103.5 | 
                  101.0 | 
                  103.6 | 
                  99.7 | 
                  103.3 | 
                
                 
                  |     
                    Drink, tobaco and liquors | 
                  100.4 | 
                  100.5 | 
                  100.4 | 
                  100.5 | 
                  100.5 | 
                  100.6 | 
                
                 
                  |     
                    Clothing shoes and caps | 
                  98.6 | 
                  97.6 | 
                  98.1 | 
                  96.9 | 
                  99.6 | 
                  99.0 | 
                
                 
                  |           
                    Textile products | 
                  99.7 | 
                  99.7 | 
                  99.3 | 
                  99.3 | 
                  100.4 | 
                  100.4 | 
                
                 
                  |     
                    Chinese traditional medicine, 
                    western medieine and articles | 
                  98.1 | 
                  97.5 | 
                  98.3 | 
                  97.6 | 
                  97.9 | 
                  97.2 | 
                
                 
                  |             
                    Cosmetics | 
                  99.2 | 
                  99.2 | 
                  99.1 | 
                  99.1 | 
                  99.5 | 
                  99.5 | 
                
                 
                  |     
                    Books, newspapers and magazines | 
                  100.5 | 
                  100.3 | 
                  100.6 | 
                  100.3 | 
                  100.3 | 
                  100.3 | 
                
                 
                  | Fresh 
                    fruits  | 
                  96.7 | 
                  96.6 | 
                  96.0 | 
                  95.9 | 
                  98.3 | 
                  98.1 | 
                
                 
                  |         
                    Daily use articles | 
                  100.3 | 
                  100.1 | 
                  100.3 | 
                  100.1 | 
                  100.4 | 
                  100.1 | 
                
                 
                  |     
                    Household electric products | 
                  97.0 | 
                  96.0 | 
                  96.7 | 
                  95.5 | 
                  97.8 | 
                  97.1 | 
                
                 
                  |             
                    Jewellery | 
                  104.2 | 
                  104.3 | 
                  104.5 | 
                  104.4 | 
                  103.5 | 
                  104.0 | 
                
                 
                  | Sports 
                    & recreational articles | 
                  98.2 | 
                  98.5 | 
                  97.8 | 
                  98.2 | 
                  99.2 | 
                  99.1 | 
                
                 
                  | Fuels | 
                  114.4 | 
                  116.1 | 
                  113.6 | 
                  114.8 | 
                  116.0 | 
                  118.6 | 
                
                 
                  | Building 
                    materials, hardwares & products used in electrician work | 
                  102.2 | 
                  102.1 | 
                  101.7 | 
                  101.9 | 
                  102.8 | 
                  102.3 | 
                
                 
                  | Furniture | 
                  98.9 | 
                  99.1 | 
                  98.4 | 
                  98.7 | 
                  100.0 | 
                  100.0 | 
                
                 
                  | Transport 
                    & communications articles | 
                  92.5 | 
                  91.3 | 
                  91.7 | 
                  90.4 | 
                  94.5 | 
                  93.7 | 
                
                 
                  | Residents 
                    consumer price index | 
                  100.9 | 
                  102.0 | 
                  100.8 | 
                  101.7 | 
                  101.0 | 
                  102.5 | 
                
                 
                  |        
                    Food | 
                  100.3 | 
                  103.3 | 
                  100.8 | 
                  103.4 | 
                  99.4 | 
                  103.1 | 
                
                 
                  |               
                    Grain | 
                  99.1 | 
                  101.9 | 
                  99.2 | 
                  102.0 | 
                  99.0 | 
                  101.8 | 
                
                 
                  |       
                    Meat, poultry and related products | 
                  96.3 | 
                  105.4 | 
                  96.0 | 
                  105.0 | 
                  96.9 | 
                  106.2 | 
                
                 
                  |                
                    Eggs | 
                  98.0 | 
                  107.4 | 
                  97.8 | 
                  107.0 | 
                  98.6 | 
                  108.2 | 
                
                 
                  |           
                    Aquatic products | 
                  104.3 | 
                  106.3 | 
                  104.9 | 
                  106.5 | 
                  103.2 | 
                  105.8 | 
                
                 
                  |             
                    Fresh vegetables | 
                  104.9 | 
                  106.9 | 
                  106.6 | 
                  107.7 | 
                  100.6 | 
                  104.6 | 
                
                 
                  |            
                    Having dinner at restaurant    
                     | 
                  110.4 | 
                  97.8 | 
                  112.3 | 
                  98.6 | 
                  105.2 | 
                  95.7 | 
                
                 
                  |       
                    Tobacco, liquors and articles 
                      
                     | 
                  100.3 | 
                  100.4 | 
                  100.3 | 
                  100.4 | 
                  100.4 | 
                  100.5 | 
                
                 
                  |       
                    Clothing    | 
                  98.6 | 
                  98.1 | 
                  98.3 | 
                  97.7 | 
                  99.4 | 
                  98.9 | 
                
                 
                  |  Household 
                    facilities ,articles and services | 
                  100.3 | 
                  99.7 | 
                  100.2 | 
                  99.4 | 
                  100.5 | 
                  100.2 | 
                
                 
                  |     
                    Medical care and personal articles 
                      
                     | 
                  100.5 | 
                  99.7 | 
                  100.2 | 
                  99.4 | 
                  100.9 | 
                  100.2 | 
                
                 
                  |   
                    Traffic and communication appliances  | 
                  99.4 | 
                  98.8 | 
                  98.8 | 
                  98.2 | 
                  100.7 | 
                  100.0 | 
                
                 
                  |     
                    Recreational , educational and 
                    cultural articles | 
                  101.3 | 
                  102.6 | 
                  100.7 | 
                  101.5 | 
                  102.5 | 
                  104.4 | 
                
                 
                  |      
                    Residence  | 
                  105.2 | 
                  105.6 | 
                  105.5 | 
                  105.8 | 
                  104.9 | 
                  105.4 | 
                
                 
                  | Agricultural 
                    producer goods price index | 
                  106.5  | 
                  109.5  | 
                     | 
                     | 
                  106.5  | 
                  109.5  | 
                
                         
                                     
                        same 
                period last year=100