BEIJING聽- 皇冠体育app's prices for farm produce and producer goods fell week-on-week, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Wednesday.
During the week that ended November 28, vegetable prices continued to drop as most regions have been working hard to ensure winter vegetable supplies, said a statement on the MOC's website.
Wholesale prices of 18 staple vegetables went down 5.9 percent from the previous week. The decrease was 3.3 percentage points more than in the previous week.
Further, the prices of eight seafood products went down 0.1 percent week-on-week.
Food prices account for about one-third of the weighing in 皇冠体育app's consumer price index (CPI), a major gauge of inflation, and the falling farm produce prices are expected to ease some inflationary pressure for the government.
皇冠体育app's CPI rose to a 25-month high of 4.4 percent year-on-year in October and the hike was largely contributed by a 10.1 percent surge in food prices.