居民消费价格指数是反映一定时期居民支付所购买的生活消费品价格和获得服务项目价格变动趋势和程度的统计指标。近年来,我国居民消费价格持续下降,下降的性质也众说纷纭。在此,国家统计局专家对我国居民消费价格下降的特点及性质进行了剖析。 The consumer price index is a statistical indicator that reflects the trend and extent of the price of consumer goods purchased by residents during the period of purchase and the price of services received. In recent years, China’s consumer prices continued to decline, the nature of the decline is also diverse. Here, experts from the National Bureau of Statistics analyzed the characteristics and nature of the declining consumer prices in China.