BEIJING: China’s consumer inflation hit a 12-month high in August, driven by rising pork costs, authorities said Thursday, but factory gate prices fell at their fastest in nearly six years in a mixed picture for the world’s second-largest economy.
The diverging figures, which point to an oversupply from factories—underline the task facing China’s leaders as they try to soothe fears about a growth slowdown that have rocked global financial markets in recent weeks.
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