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Beijing's CPI up 1.9% in March

Xinhua | Updated: 2019-04-13 16:57
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A customer selects imported goods at a bonded commodities exhibition and trading center in Southwest China's Chongqing, on Jan 18, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING - Beijing's CPI, a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.9 percent year-on-year in March, said the city's statistics bureau.

The index, however, dipped 0.4 percent when compared to February.

Data showed Beijing's CPI for Jan-March period went up 1.8 percent over a year ago.

In comparison with February, the city's food prices dropped 1.4 percent in March, leading to a decline of 0.23 percent in CPI, and the prices of travel-related sectors, such as hotel rooms and air tickets, saw major decreases after the travel rush during the Spring Festival in February.

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