China's consumer prices extend declines in March

Reuters - 10/04
China's consumer prices fell for the second straight month in March while producer deflation persisted, as caution grows over the economic outlook amid mounting tariff risks.
BEIJING, April 10 (Reuters) - China's consumer prices fell for the second straight month in March while producer deflation persisted, as caution grows over the economic outlook amid mounting tariff risks.
The consumer price index dropped 0.1% last month from a year earlier, a slower pace than February's 0.7% decline, National Bureau of Statistics data showed on Thursday. That was below a Reuters poll forecast for prices to remain flat.

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