China moves to curb price hikes ahead of national holiday

时间：2007-09-24 06:19:57

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BEIJING, Sept. 22 - Measures will be taken across China to stabilize1 food prices by ensuring a plentiful2 supply for the remaining months of the year, particularly during the coming two holidays, the nation's top economic planner announced on Friday.

 

The price hikes of foodstuffs3, which were partly due to short supply, drove up China's consumer price index in the first eight months of this year. The inflation indicator4 surged 6.5 percent year-on-year in August, the highest monthly rate in a decade.

 

As the traditional mid-autumn festival and the National Day are approaching, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will, in cooperation with other six ministries5, including the Ministry6 of Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture, take new measures to ensure supply of foodstuffs and stabilize prices, the NDRC said.

 

Pig-breeding will continue to be encouraged to ensure pork supply.

 

After persistent7 hikes, the retail8 price of pork in 36 major Chinese cities fell slightly for the fifth week in a row amid government efforts to guarantee pork production and supply, according to the NDRC.

 

To offset9 price rises, the government gave the city dwellers10 who live on minimum living allowances a monthly subsidy11 of 15 yuan (2 U.S. dollars). The NDRC announced on Friday that, besides the previous subsidy, these people would get an additional 10 yuan a month.

 

The NDRC urged local governments to stabilize the food prices in the canteen of universities and colleges and give food subsidies12 to those students from low-income families.

 

The NDRC also called on local governments to step up price inspection13 and set up a warning system.

 

Meanwhile, the import duty on soy beans will be cut from three percent to one percent in a move to ease the recent price hike of cooking oil.

 
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1 stabilize PvuwZ     
vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定
参考例句：
  • They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
  • His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。
2 plentiful r2izH     
adj.富裕的，丰富的
参考例句：
  • Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他们家今年又丰收了。
  • Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。
3 foodstuffs 574623767492eb55a85c5be0d7d719e7     
食物，食品( foodstuff的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Imports of foodstuffs accounted for a small proportion of total imports. 食物进口仅占总进口额的一小部份。
  • Many basic foodstuffs, such as bread and milk, are tax-free. 许多基本食物如牛奶和面包是免税的。
4 indicator i8NxM     
n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器
参考例句：
  • Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
  • His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。
5 ministries 80c65392682fb821af91521513be1259     
（政府的）部( ministry的名词复数 )； 神职； 牧师职位； 神职任期
参考例句：
  • Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
  • The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。
6 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
7 persistent BSUzg     
adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的
参考例句：
  • Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
  • She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。
8 retail VWoxC     
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
参考例句：
  • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
  • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
9 offset mIZx8     
n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿
参考例句：
  • Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
  • He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。
10 dwellers e3f4717dcbd471afe8dae6a3121a3602     
n.居民，居住者( dweller的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 subsidy 2U5zo     
n.补助金，津贴
参考例句：
  • The university will receive a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence.那个大学将得到一笔人工智能研究的补助费。
  • The living subsidy for senior expert's family is included in the remuneration.报酬已包含高级专家家人的生活补贴。
12 subsidies 84c7dc8329c19e43d3437248757e572c     
n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
  • Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

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