In September, consumer price index rose by 4.6 percent over the same period of the previous year. Of which, urban area and rural area was up by 4.4 and 5.3 percent respectively; the price of foodstuff, non-foodstuff, consumable and services expanded 9.7, 2.0, 5.7 and 1.2 percent respectively. CPI kept general level month-on-month; the price of foodstuff was down by 0.3 percent, of the total, fresh vegetable and fresh egg surged 1.1 and 5.1 percent, respectively.