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Chinese inflation rate rises to 3.6pc in March

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BEIJING: China's inflation rate edged up in March from the previous month, official data showed Monday, as bad weather pushed up food prices and authorities raised the price of fuel.

The country's consumer price index rose to 3.6 percent in March, from 3.2 percent in February.

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