China September Consumer Price Index

• Rises 1.9% y/y (survey 1.9%, prior 2.0%).
• Rises 0.3% m/m (survey +0.4%).

China’s annual consumer price inflation in September eased to 1.9 percent from August’s 2.0 percent, official data showed on Monday, leaving plenty of room for policy easing to shore up growth.-rtrs.