China Inflation Data Today Cuts Food Weighting, Newspaper Says
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China’s January inflation data to be released today will reflect a reduced weighting for food in the consumer-price index, the China Securities Journal reported, citing an unidentified statistics bureau official.
While China makes minor changes to CPI weightings each year, the latest moves are part of a more thorough adjustment every five years, the newspaper cited the official as saying.