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Beijing, Oct 15 (EFE/EPA).- The main indicator of inflation in China, the consumer price index (CPI), rose 1.7 percent year-on-year in September, the lowest rate so far this year, according to official data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday.In August the index had risen 2.4 percent compared to the same month last year, so the September data represents a drop of 0.7 percentage points in the month-on-month comparison. (Camera: Wu Hong).B-ROLL OF A MARKET IN BEIJING, CHINA.
The Fed predicts a 5.2 percent rate of inflation, as measured by the personal consumption expenditures price index, before falling rapidly to 2.6 percent next year and 2.2 percent in 2024, Chair Jerome Powell says during a press conference. SOUNDBITE
Shanghai, Oct 14 (EFE/EPA).- China's consumer price index, the main inflation indicator, increased 0.7 percent year-on-year in September, according to official data published Thursday by the National Statistics Office.This represents a 0.1 points decrease compared to the previous month's data, of 0.8 percent, and is again below that expected by analysts, who predicted an advance of about 0.9 percent for September. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).B-ROLL OF THE WET MARKET AND THE FOOD STORES IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.
The chair of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, predicts an annual inflation rate of 4.2 percent in 2021, up from the 3.4 percent forecast in June, dropping to 2.2 percent in 2022. SOUNDBITE
Shanghai, Aug 9 (EFE/EPA).- China's Consumer Price Index (CPI), the main indicator of inflation, grew by 1 percent year-on-year in July, according to data published Monday by the National Statistics Office. This represents a decrease compared to the 1.1 percent registered in June, but a figure above that predicted by analysts, who expected 0.8 percent year-on-year in July. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE BUY VEGETABLES IN A WET MARKET IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.