China’s producer price growth moderated further in May to the equal-lowest level since December as consumer prices continued to pick up.

5月，中国生产者价格增速继续降低，降至与去年12月相等且为12月以来的最低水平，而消费价格持续升高。

The producer price index published by China’s National Bureau of Statistics recorded a year-on-year rise of 5.5 per cent in May, though that fell short of a median forecast of 5.7 per cent from economists² polled by Reuters.

中国国家统计局(CNB)数据显示，5月中国生产者价格指数(PPI)同比上涨5.5%，不过，这个数字低于路透(Reuters)对经济学家调查得出的增幅预测中值5.7%。

Consumer inflation accelerated for a third straight month in May, recording³ a rise of 1.5 per cent compared to a year ago, dead-on economist¹ expectations of 1.1 per cent growth.

5月，中国消费价格指数（CPI）连续第3个月上涨，同比涨幅达1.5%，非常接近经济学家们的预测涨幅1.1%。