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China consumer prices rise less than expected as deflation pressure lingers
BEIJING - China’s consumer prices eked out another small gain in June, hovering near zero for a fifth month, a sign that deflationary pressures continue to impede an economic recovery. The consumer price index rose 0.2 per cent from a year earlier, the …