China's CPI drops to 2.1 pct in March

Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-4-9 14:49:37
Consumers choose vegetables at a supermarket in Bazhou City, north China's Hebei Province, April 8, 2013. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, down from a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February, official data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)Related:China's inflation drops to 2.1 pct in MarchBEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, down from a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February, official data showed Tuesday.The drop is mainly due to lower food prices according to the National Bureau of Statistics. It said in a statement that year-on-year growth of food prices slowed to 2.7 percent last month from 6 percent in February. Full story
Consumers choose vegetables at a supermarket in Bazhou City, North China's Hebei Province, April 8, 2013. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, down from a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February, official data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)
 
A woman chooses vegetables at a supermarket in Bazhou City, north China's Hebei Province, April 8, 2013. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, down from a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February, official data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)
A woman chooses vegetables at a supermarket in Bazhou City, North China's Hebei Province, April 8, 2013. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, down from a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February, official data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)


 
A citizen buys vegetables at a market in Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province, April 9, 2013. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, down from a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February, official data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)
A citizen buys vegetables at a market in Shijiazhuang City, North China's Hebei Province, April 9, 2013. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, down from a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February, official data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)


 
Consumers choose vegetables at a supermarket in Bazhou City, north China's Hebei Province, April 8, 2013. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, down from a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February, official data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)
Consumers choose vegetables at a supermarket in Bazhou City, North China's Hebei Province, April 8, 2013. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, down from a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February, official data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)


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