[National Bureau of Statistics: The sales price of commercial housing in first-tier cities continued to rise month-on-month in September, while the month-on-month decrease in second- and third-tier cities generally narrowed] On October 19, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that in September, the sales price of newly built commercial housing in first-tier cities increased by 0.1% month-on-month, and the increase was the same as last month. Among them, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen increased by 0.2%, 0.2% and 0.3% respectively, while Beijing fell by 0.2%. The sales price of newly built commercial residential buildings in second-tier cities remained unchanged from a month-on-month decrease of 0.1%. The sales price of newly built commercial housing in third-tier cities fell by 0.2% month-on-month, the same rate of decline as last month. Among the 70 large and medium-sized cities, 17 cities saw a month-on-month increase in the sales price of newly built commercial housing, an increase of 2 from the previous month. In September, the sales price of second-hand housing in first-tier cities increased by 0.2% month-on-month, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month. Among them, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen increased by 0.1%, 0.5%, 0.1% and 0.2% respectively. The sales price of second-hand housing in second-tier cities fell by 0.2% month-on-month, and the decline narrowed by 0.1 percentage point from the previous month. The sales price of second-hand housing in third-tier cities fell by 0.3% month-on-month, the same rate of decline as last month. Among the 70 large and medium-sized cities, 9 cities saw a month-on-month increase in second-hand residential sales prices, an increase of 6 from the previous month.