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China's CPI up 6.2 percent in August

THE Consumer Price Index, the main gauge of inflation, rose 6.2 percent in August year-on-year, the National Bureau of Statistics said today.

The Producer Price Index, which is used to calculate inflation at the wholesale level, jumped 7.1 percent in August, compared to the year-ago level.

The cost of food soared 13.4 percent year-on- year in last month.



 

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