BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index (CPI) rose 4.4 percent in June compared with a year ago, Li Xiaochao, spokesman with the National Bureau of Statistics, said on Thursday.

    CPI in the first half of this year increased 3.2 percent year on year.

    China's consumer price index rises 3.4% in May     

    BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in China rose by the highest monthly level in more than two years in May, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Tuesday.

    The consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.4 percent in May over the same month of last year, higher than the government's warning level of three percent, according to a statement from the NBS. Full story

    China's consumer price index rises, hitting three percent in April

    BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The rate of growth of China's consumer price index (CPI) slowed in April, rising three percent, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Monday.

    The drop in growth of the index, a main gauge of inflation, is the first time the index has slowed this year. In March, the index rose 3.3 percent year-on-year, the largest growth of the index for 25 months after hitting 2.2 percent and 2.7 percent in January and February. Full story