China's inflation drops to 1.7 percent in September

19.10.2020

China's consumer price index (CPI), a major gauge of inflation, rose 1.7 percent year-on-year in September, narrowing by 0.7 percentage points from August's increase, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.

Analysts said a drop in some food and crude oil prices led to the tamed inflation last month.Food prices increased...