On a monthly basis, China’s CPI stayed flat in September, compared with a 0.4% rise in August. China’s core inflation, excluding volatile food and energy prices, was 0.1% in S

China's consumer inflation rate slowed in September, official data showed Sunday, in a sign that demand remains fragile in the world's number two economy.

China's consumer price index grows by 0.4 per cent year on year in September, while the producer price index slips by 2.8 per cent China's monetary policy easing did not spike inflation last month, with both consumer and producer price growth falling short of expectations and deflationary pressures continuing to bite.