China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, edged down 0.5 percent year on year in November, official data showed. On a monthly basis, the CPI also dipped 0.5 percent from the previous month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

However, the average CPI from January to November increased 0.3 percent year on year, the NBS data showed. (Xinhua)