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China Consumer Prices Unexpectedly Rise on Holiday Demand

China’s consumer prices unexpectedly increased in October, as holidays during the month boosted travel, food and transport demand.
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China's consumer price index has edged up slightly, ahead of economist predictions. (Shutterstock)
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The consumer price index rose 0.2 percent from a year earlier, after a 0.3 percent decline in September, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Sunday. The median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg was for a 0.1 percent drop. China’s core CPI, which excludes volatile items such as food and energy, climbed 1.2 percent.

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