摘要
CHINA＇S SHIFTING ECONOMYInflation crept up slightly for a 2.4-percent increase in the con-sumer price index （CPI） in March from the 2.0-percent increase registered in the combined January to February period. The large increase in the cost of fruit and vegetables, 17 percent and 13 percent, respectively, contributed to this overall increase in the CP The low figures for CPI fall significantly below 3.5 percent, China＇s annual target for the whole year of 2014, which effectively gives the Chinese Government more options for steering the economy.
CHINA＇S SHIFTING ECONOMYInflation crept up slightly for a 2.4-percent increase in the con-sumer price index （CPI） in March from the 2.0-percent increase registered in the combined January to February period. The large increase in the cost of fruit and vegetables, 17 percent and 13 percent, respectively, contributed to this overall increase in the CP The low figures for CPI fall significantly below 3.5 percent, China＇s annual target for the whole year of 2014, which effectively gives the Chinese Government more options for steering the economy.
