India, June 10 -- China's consumer prices logged a steady growth in May and producer price inflation accelerated, official data showed Wednesday.

Consumer prices increased 1.2 percent year-on-year in May, the same rate as seen in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said. This was slightly weaker than forecast of 1.3 percent.

Core inflation that excludes food and energy slowed to 1.1 percent from 1.2 percent in the previous month.

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