In May the consumer priceindex fell by 1.1 per cent.
五月份的消费者物价指数下降了1.1个百分点。
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The priceindex has been kiting since last year.
从去年开始，物价指数就一直在迅速上升。
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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 PriceIndex (CPI) measure of inflation.