INFLATION in China reached 2.7% in February, official statistics showed yesterday, increasing the pressure on the central bank to raise the interest rate.
Consumer price index, a key indicator of inflation, rose 2.7% year-on-year last month, up from the 2.2% increase in January, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a report on its website.
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