Austin American-Statesman

China sees hints of a past threat — inflation

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Pork is up. Vegetables are up. Gasoline is up. Even the official numbers, usually tame, are up. Prices are rising in China — and that could complicate Beijing’s efforts to prop up a slowing economy and navigate President Donald Trump’s trade war. Chinese officials said Monday that an index of consumer prices rose in August for the third consecutiv­e month. The increases are not particular­ly sharp, and Chinese economists point to a number of temporary factors pushing up prices, like floods that have damaged crops.

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