BEIJING -- China's consumer prices in July fell 0.3% from a year earlier -- the first decline in two years and five months as an uncertain future weighed down sales of cars and other durable goods -- the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
Economy
China consumer prices swing into decline as deflation risks build
July CPI took a 0.3% year-on-year fall, the first in more than two years
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Few shoppers are seen at a shopping center in Shanghai in July. (Photo by Iori Kawate)
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