SHANGHAI -- China's consumer prices rose at a slower pace and the decline in producer prices widened in March, renewing concerns about deflationary pressure in the world's second-largest economy.
March CPI rose just 0.1% while producer price contraction deepened by 2.8%
A vegetable vendor attends to customers at a market in Beijing. © Reuters
SHANGHAI -- China's consumer prices rose at a slower pace and the decline in producer prices widened in March, renewing concerns about deflationary pressure in the world's second-largest economy.