In the January-September period, the CPI on average rose by 2.5 percent year-on-year, below the 3 percent annual control target, NBS data showed.Meanwhile, the producer price index, which gauges factory gate prices, dropped for the third month in a row by 1.2 percent year-on-year in September, the steepest contraction since July 2016, according to the NBS. The PPI declined by 0.8 percent in August.During the January-September period, the average PPI remained unchanged from a year earlier.On a month-on-month basis, the CPI rose by 0.9 percent, and the PPI edged up by 0.1 percent, the NBS said.
In the first seven months, the profits of China's major industrial firms dropped 1.7 percent to 3.5 trillion yuan (4.03 billion) and the decrease rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than that in the first half year.
In the first half of 2018, the country saw 3.57 billion participations in online charity campaigns, Gao said at an annual charity conference in Beijing.
In the coming days, the government would roll out a screening, testing, tracing and medical management program, he said.
In the UK in 2017, attacks at Westminster Bridge, Manchester Arena, London Bridge and a mosque in north London killed 36 people.
In the domestic fintech industry, there are several new factors that could cause problems and it is important for regulators to assess whether Big Tech firms are blocking newcomers, collecting data improperly, refusing to disclose relevant information, or misleading consumers, Guo said.
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In the first two months, China's foreign trade of goods amounted to 4.54 trillion yuan, up 0.7 percent year-on-year. Exports edged up 0.1 percent to 2.42 trillion yuan and imports were up 1.5 percent to 2.12 trillion yuan.
In the first 10 months, retail sales went down 5.9 percent year-on-year, with the decline narrowing by 1.3 percentage points from the drop in the first three quarters.
In the US, the trucking industry is facing a shortage of 50,000 drivers, according to the American Trucking Association, which says the nation will need another 898,000 drivers in the next decade to meet future demand generated by the booming e-commerce and retailing industries.
In the absence of a crude benchmark in the region, Asian countries pay more than Europe and America for imported oil. It is an additional billion a year in the case of China.