A citizen buys cucumbers at a supermarket in Zunhua City, north China's Hebei Province, June 9, 2021. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.3 percent year on year in May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer inflation continued modest growth in May, while factory-gate prices registered rapid expansion due to increasing commodity prices and the solid recovery of domestic demand, according to official data released Wednesday.
The consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.3 percent year on year in May, up from the 0.9-percent growth rate in April, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
A citizen shops at a supermarket in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, June 9, 2021. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.3 percent year on year in May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday. (Photo by Li Hao/Xinhua)
A staff member arranges products at a supermarket in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, June 9, 2021. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.3 percent year on year in May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday. (Photo by Li Hao/Xinhua)
A citizen shops at a supermarket in Zunhua City, north China's Hebei Province, June 9, 2021. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.3 percent year on year in May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)