China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.9 percent year on year in December, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.
The increase was down from 2.2 percent for November, according to the bureau.
China's producer price up 0.9 pct in December
China's producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, rose 0.9 percent year on year in December 2018, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. It was down from a growth of 2.7 percent recorded in November, according to the bureau.