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CPI Grew Slightly in January

Consumer price index (CPI) growth in January of 2009 was 1.0 percent over the same period of the previous year. Of which， urban area and rural area up by 0.7 and 1.5 percent respectively; the price of foodstuff， consumable expanded 4.2， 1.5 percent while price for non-foodstuff， services down by 0.6 and 0:8 percent respectively. CPI got an increase of 0.9 percent comparing with December， 2008: the price of foodstuff increased 3.3 percent， of which， fresh vegetable surged 22.4 percent and fresh egg up by 0.8 percent.