China's CPI up 0.2% in November
China DailyBEIJING -- China's consumer prices steadied in November due to stronger consumer confidence, official data showed on Monday. The consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, was up 0.2 percent year-on-year in November, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, rose 0.3 percent from a year ago in November, up from 0.2 percent in October. Looking forward, China's CPI is projected to experience a year-on-year increase as meat demand will be likely to rise and cold winter weather may disrupt vegetable supplies, pushing up food prices, said Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Bank. The NBS data also showed the country's producer price index, which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went down 2.5 percent year-on-year in November, narrowing from the 2.9-percent decline in October.