On a monthly basis, the CPI gained 0.6 percent due to rising food demand during Spring Festival, which fell in February this year, along with fluctuations in global energy prices, senior NBS statistician Dong Lijuan noted.

国家统计局城市司高级统计师董莉娟分析，受春节因素和国际能源价格波动等共同影响，CPI 环比上涨 0.6%。

On a monthly basis, the CPI inched up 0.4 percent partly due to the domestic resurgence of COVID-19 and the continuous rise of bulk commodity prices across the globe, noted Dong Lijuan, a senior statistician with the NBS.

环比上涨 0.4%。国家统计局城市司高级统计师董莉娟表示，4 月份，受国内疫情及国际大宗商品价格持续上涨等因素影响，CPI 温和上涨。