PPI growth hints reform measures are taking effect

Producer prices registered positive uptick in September for the first time in five years

China's producer prices registered positive growth in September for the first time in nearly five years thanks to the national campaign to reduce overcapacity and higher international commodity prices, analysts said.

The producer price index, which gauges factory-gate prices, rose by 0.1 percent year-on-year in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.