date:Apr 16, 2014
tarted at the end of January and lasted through early February this year.
Mr Jianwei estimated a full-year CPI growth hovering at 2.6 per cent in 2014, as the country's economic growth will continue the moderate pace amid the weak demand both at home and abroad.
The latest NBS data also revealed that China's producer price index (PPI) contracted 2.3 per cent year on year in March, following a 2-per cent decline in February.