Consumer prices in China were up just 2.1 percent on year in March, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
That was well beneath expectations for 2.6 percent and down sharply from 2.9 percent in February.
The bureau also said that producer prices gained an annual 3.1 percent - also shy of forecasts for 3.3 percent and down from 3.7 percent in the previous month.
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