In July, the consumer price index (CPI) grew 2.7% year-on-year and the price of clothing surged 2.2%, in which, the price of apparel grew 2.3% and the price of footwear grew 1.5%.

The consumer price surged 2.6% in urban area and 2.9% in rural; food price grew 5.0% and non-food price rose 1.6%; price of consumer goods grew 2.7% and service price grew 2.7%. In January-July, the average CPI grew 2.4% compared with same period of last year.