China factory and consumer inflation cooled in January

Cheaper pork helps pull down CPI amid global worries over rising prices

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A staff member puts up a price sign at a pork counter in a supermarket in Hangzhou, China. © Reuters

CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer

February 16, 2022 12:15 JST

Updated on February 16, 2022 13:35 JST

BEIJING -- China's inflationary pressure continued to ease in January, including food prices.

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