China’s inflation rises on higher pork, vegetable costs
Workers cut pork at a slaughterhouse in Huaibei in central China’s Anhui province Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. AP
BEIJING — China’s consumer inflation edged up in August to 2 percent, driven by higher costs for pork and fresh vegetables.
The rate reported Thursday was an increase over July’s 1.4 percent. That was due largely to a 3.7 percent increase in food costs, which included a 15.9 percent rise for fresh vegetables and 9.3 percent for pork.
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Producer prices, measured as goods leave the factory, declined 5.4 percent from a year earlier. TVJ
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