Consumer inflation stays within target in 2017

CPI growth 'could reach 3% in February'

China's consumer inflation increased by 1.6 percent last year, lower than the yearly control target of 3 percent. Analysts said it will moderately rise by over 2 percent this year, but will not trigger any major monetary policy adjustment.

The Consumer Price Index accelerated to 1.8 percent in December, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on its website.