China's CPI rose 2.3% year on year in March

Original headline: China's CPI year-on-year growth held at 2.3% in March

A staff member arranges vegetables in a supermarket in Cangzhou, Hebei province (photo taken on April 10).

On April 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released price data: in March, the national consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.3% year on year, the same increase as the previous month. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Mou Yu

Residents shop for vegetables at a supermarket in Baoding, Hebei province (photo taken on April 10).

On April 11, residents shop for meat products at a market on Weisi Road in Zhengzhou.