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China's factory-gate inflation climbed to a nearly four-and-a-half-year high in October as global energy prices rose, while consumer price growth remained modest, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.
国家统计局周一发布数据显示，受全球能源价格上涨影响，10月中国工业生产者出厂价格（PPI）同比涨幅升至近四年半新高，而居民消费价格涨幅保持温和。
The producer price index, which tracks factory-gate prices, rose 5.7 percent year-on-year in October, up from 5 percent in September, the bureau said. It was the fastest increase since June 2022, when producer prices rose 6.1 percent, according to the bureau's data.
统计局表示，反映工厂出厂价格的工业生产者出厂价格指数10月同比上涨5.7%，高于9月的5.0%，为2022年6月（当时同比上涨6.1%）以来最高涨幅。
On a month-on-month basis, producer prices rose 0.7 percent in October, down from a 1.2 percent gain in September.
环比来看，10月PPI上涨0.7%，涨幅较9月的1.2%有所回落。-2-4
Six energy-related industries, including oil and gas extraction and petroleum refining, accounted for more than 80 percent of the increase, said Dong Lijuan, chief statistician at the bureau's urban department, citing higher global energy prices and stronger fuel demand ahead of winter.
国家统计局城市司首席统计师董莉娟表示，油气开采、石油加工等六个能源相关行业对PPI涨幅的贡献超过八成，主要原因是国际能源价格走高、入冬前燃料需求上升。
"Progress in managing industrial capacity and rapid advances in artificial intelligence also lifted prices in parts of the raw materials and equipment manufacturing sectors," Dong added.
董莉娟补充说，工业产能治理有序推进、人工智能快速发展，也带动部分原材料和装备制造行业价格上行。-10
Meanwhile, the consumer price index rose 0.7 percent year-on-year in October, compared with 0.9 percent in September. Gasoline prices climbed 22.4 percent from a year earlier, contributing about 0.63 percentage points to CPI growth, the bureau said.
与此同时，居民消费价格指数（CPI）10月同比上涨0.7%，低于9月的0.9%。统计局数据显示，汽油价格同比上涨22.4%，影响CPI同比上涨约0.63个百分点。-1-7
Lower food prices helped temper consumer price growth in October, with its year-on-year decline widening by 1.2 percentage points to 2.9 percent. Prices for fresh vegetables, pork and fresh fruit fell 16.9 percent, 8.6 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively, lowering the year-on-year CPI increase by about 0.54 percentage points, the bureau said.
食品价格回落抑制了10月消费价格涨幅，食品价格同比降幅扩大1.2个百分点至2.9%。鲜菜、猪肉和鲜果价格分别下降16.9%、8.6%和3.8%，合计影响CPI同比下降约0.54个百分点。-1-3
The CPI remained unchanged month-on-month in October after rising 0.2 percent in September, the bureau said.
统计局称，CPI环比由9月上涨0.2%转为持平。-1-7
Core CPI — which excludes food and energy prices — rose 0.8 percent year-on-year in October, easing from a 1 percent increase in September, the bureau added.
核心CPI剔除食品和能源价格，10月同比上涨0.8%，涨幅较9月的1.0%回落0.2个百分点。
inflation /ɪnˈfleɪʃn/n. 通货膨胀
index /ˈɪndeks/n. 指数
modest /ˈmɒdɪst/adj. 温和的；适度的
underlying /ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ/adj. 潜在的；根本的