五月份的消费者物价指数下降了1.1个百分点。
The price index has been kiting since last year.从去年开始,物价指数就一直在迅速上升。
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 price index (CPI) measure of inflation.今年的平均涨幅为2.7%,虽然可能略低于去年,但仍远高于官方的消费者价格指数(CPI)所反映的通胀水平。