Five trends of China's economy in August
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-09-18 10:02
3. Mild price increases
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Customers buy milk at a supermarket in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo/VCG] |
The consumer price index of the country rose mildly in August. The index saw a year-on-year growth of 1.8 percent and a month-on-month increase of 0.4 percent in August.
The rate of increase is relatively mild compared with the same period in previous years and with other major world economies.
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