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China's CPI up 1.5% in October
By Globaltimes.cn Published: Nov 10, 2021 09:36 AM
People select food at a supermarket in Xixiu District of Anshun, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 10, 2021. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, declined 0.2 percent year on year in February due to a higher comparison base last year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Wednesday. Food prices went down 0.2 percent year on year, dragging down the consumer inflation by 0.05 percentage points, according to the data.(Photo: Xinhua)

People select food at a supermarket in Xixiu District of Anshun, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 10, 2021. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, declined 0.2 percent year on year in February due to a higher comparison base last year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Wednesday. Food prices went down 0.2 percent year on year, dragging down the consumer inflation by 0.05 percentage points, according to the data.(Photo: Xinhua)

China's consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, rose 1.5% in October year-on-year, expanding from a 0.7% increase in September, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday.

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