Price rise in China pushes inflation close to 1996 levels
                   
livemint.com: Limited Supply: A clerk stocks China Mengniu Dairy Co. food products at a supermarket in Beijing. Food prices jumped 22% in April, threatening social stability as the nation prepares for the Olympic Games livemint.com
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Consumer prices in China rose 8.5% in April from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday, after gaining 8.3% in March ... China’s inflation accelerated to close to the fastest pace since 1996 as food prices soared and the government slowed gains... [read full story]                    

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