This year's rise, an average of 2.7 percent, may be a fraction lower than last year's, but it is still well above the official Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure of inflation.

今年的平均涨幅为2.7%，虽然可能略低于去年，但仍远高于官方的消费者价格指数（CPI）所反映的通胀水平。

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The State Information Center has predicted a 4.2% rise for the consumer price index (CPI) in Q2, indicating a faster pace to inflationary pressure.

另据中国国家信息中心预测，今年第二季度，我国居民消费价格指数(CPI)增速将达4.2%，通胀预期有所抬头。

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Food prices in Shanghai increased by 10.4% in the first half compared with a year earlier, helping to fuel an overall 5% rise in the city’s consumer price index, the report said.

上半年，上海的食品价格同比飙升10.4%，推动该城市CPI指数整体上浮5%。

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Officials predict that the consumer-price index will rise by around 4% this year as a whole.

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The rise in the Consumer Price Index declined from a high of 6% in the first half of 1970 to about 2.7% in the first quarter of 1971.

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