China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 2.4 percent year on year in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.
The rate eased from the 3.3-percent growth in April.
China's PPI down 3.7 pct in May
China's producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, dropped 3.7 percent year on year in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.
