Moreover, price trends have a political dimension, with rural inflation now atypically stronger than that in urban areas, potentially fuelling tensions over the widening wealth gap in the country.

• 此外，物价走势还涉及到一个政治层面的问题。由于当前农村物价涨幅一反常态地超过了城市物价涨幅，物价上涨可能会加剧中国贫富差距矛盾。