If food inflation recedes further, and the headline inflation rate starts to converge on the 3% core (non-food) rate, the result will be the equivalent of "passive monetary tightening" in real (inflation-adjusted) terms – precisely what the inflation-prone Chinese economy needs.
如果食品通胀进一步降低，而公开报导的通胀率逐渐向3%的核心（非食品）通胀率靠拢，结果就等于是不变价（扣除物价因素）的“消极货币紧缩”——而这正是容易发生通胀的中国经济所急需的