China’s consumer prices grew fastest in five months in April, factory-gate inflation eased to one-year low

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China's consumer prices grew at the fastest pace in five months in April mainly driven by rising food prices amid the domestic COVID-19 outbreaks and rising commodity prices in the international market. 

China’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.1% in April from a year earlier, accelerating from the 1.5% growth in March, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday, beating market expectation of 1 . . .