Official data shows China's consumer price index edged up 0.1 percent year on year in March, falling short of the market's expectation of a 0.4 percent increase.
官方数据显示,中国3月份消费者价格指数同比上涨0.1%,低于市场预期的0.4%。
The CPI, a main gauge of inflation, grew 0.7 percent in February.
作为通货膨胀的主要指标,CPI在2月份增长了0.7%。
The National Bureau of Statistics says the March CPI was affected by factors like the decrease in consumer demand after the Spring Festival and sufficient market supply.
国家统计局表示,3月份CPI受到春节后消费需求下降和市场供应充足等因素的影响。
Meanwhile, the producer price index, which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went down 2.8 percent in March, compared with a 2.7 percent drop the previous month.
与此同时,衡量出厂商品成本的生产者价格指数(ppi)在3月份下降了2.8%,而前一个月的降幅为2.7%。