This helps explain why the inflation rate, as measured by growth in the annual consumer price index, has remained stubbornly high. Indeed, for the first time since 1998, the annual inflation rate has been rising this year, rendering the official targets – 7.5%-8.5% in 2005, 6%-7.5% in 2006 and 5%-6.5% in 2007 – little more than lip service.
这也进一步说明，在每年的消费品价格指数的增长中反映出来的通胀率为什么一直居高不下。的确，今年的年度通胀率从1998年来首次上升，使官方的目标——2005年达到7.5%-8.5%，2006年达到6%-7.5%，2007年达到5%-6.5%——比纸上谈兵好不了多少。