China's CPI growth slows to 19-month low of 1.7%

16.10.2020

China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 1.7 percent year-on-year last month, the lowest level in 19 months and down from 2.4 percent in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

The CPI growth moderated as food prices continued to soften last month. The rise in...