Earlier this week, when China released its economic figures for July, the average cost of goods - or Consumer Price Index - was up 6.5 percent, its biggest increase in three years.

本周早些时候，当中国公布7月份的经济数字时，商品的平均价格，即消费品价格指数上涨了6.5%，这是3年来最大的一次增加。

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A consumer price index is a statistical estimate of the movement of the prices of goods and services bought for consumption purposes by household.

消费价格指数是针对家庭消费品和消费服务的价格变动所做的统计估计。

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A consumer price index is a statistical estimate of the movement of the pieces of goods and services bought for consumption purposes by households.

消费价格指数是针对家庭消费品和消费服务的价格变动所作的统计估计。

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The producer price index, coming before the more closely-watched consumer price index reading due Friday, showed an expected leap in prices among manufacturers of goods in the U.S. due most heavily to high energy prices, according to the Department of Labor.

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During that period, the Consumer Price Index, which measures the average change in prices over time for a basket of consumer goods and services, grew at a 3% annualized clip.

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