前两年,我国市场零售物价变动的情况是城镇物价上涨幅度高于农村。1987年,城镇零售物价指数比上年上升9.1%,农村零售物价指数比上年上升6.3%;1988年,城镇上升21.3%,农村上升17.1%。但今年以来,出现了农村市场物价上涨幅度高于城镇的新情况。今年上半年,城镇零售物价指数比去年同期上升25.3%,农村则比城市多涨了0.5个百分点,高达25.8%;7月 In the past two years, the change in retail prices in China’s market was a result of higher prices in urban areas than in rural areas. In 1987, the urban retail price index rose by 9.1% over the previous year. The rural retail price index rose by 6.3% over the previous year; in 1988, towns increased by 21.3% and rural areas rose by 17.1%. However, since the beginning of this year, there has been a new situation in rural areas where prices have risen more than urban areas. In the first half of this year, the urban retail price index rose by 25.3% over the same period of last year, while rural areas rose by 0.5% over cities, up to 25.8%; July