China's consumer price index rose by 1.5% year-on-year in December, down from 2.3% in the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

国家统计局1月12日发布数据显示，2021年12月份，全国居民消费价格指数同比上涨1.5%，涨幅比上月回落0.8个百分点。

The slower growth of consumer inflation was mainly attributed to the decline in food prices, with pork price dropping 36.7% year-on-year in December.
全国居民消费价格指数涨幅回落主要是由于猪肉等食品价格下降。

Prices of industrial consumer goods also saw slower growth, rising 2.9% year-on-year, according to NBS.
食品中，猪肉价格下降36.7%。非食品中，工业消费品价格上涨2.9%，涨幅回落。

The country's whole-year consumer inflation grew slower than expected, up 0.9% year-on-year.
2021年全年，全国居民消费价格指数比上年上涨0.9%，涨幅低于预期。

Meanwhile, China's producer price index rose 10.3% year-on-year in December, down from 12.9% in the previous month, NBS said.
2021年12月份，工业生产者出厂价格指数(PPI)同比上涨10.3%，涨幅比上月回落2.6个百分点。