Domestic CPI drops on base effect

People select food at a supermarket in Pingyi County, Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province.

Domestic consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, declined 0.2 percent year on year in February due to a higher comparison base last year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Wednesday. Food prices went down 0.2 percent year on year, dragging down the consumer inflation by 0.05 percentage points, according to the data.

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