15 Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Vegetable Price Fluctuation and Inflation: A Bootstrap Approach TU Taotao, LI Chongguang (College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070) Abstract: Using the method of Census X12 seasonal adjustment and HP filter, the source of 20 vegetable price fluctuation is decomposed into four components, namely trend factor, seasonal factor, cyclical factor and irregular component. Based on this, this paper examines the relationship between the above components and inflation in China.