BEIJING -China's consumer inflation in March hit the slowest pace since September 2021, weighed by sluggish food prices, official data showed on Tuesday, suggesting demand weakness persists amid an uneven economic recovery. Meanwhile, producer deflation sped up, extending price declines for a sixth straight month. The consumer price index (CPI) for the month rose 0.7 percent year-on-year, compared with the 1 percent gain seen in February, said the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The result missed the forecast 1 percent rise in a Reuters poll. "China's March inflation report suggests that the Chinese economy is running a disinflation process, which points to bigger room for ...Keep on reading: China’s consumer inflation hits 18-month low amid uneven recovery