Consumer prices in China were up 3.1 percent on year in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.
That topped forecasts for an increase of 2.8 percent, and climbed from 2.6 percent in August.
The bureau also noted that producer prices were down 1.3 percent on year versus expectations for -1.4 percent following the 1.6 percent contraction in the previous month.
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