From BBC News:

China’s consumer price inflation fell back to an annual rate of 7.7% in May, official figures show, as efforts to slow food price growth kicked in.

The decline from April’s 8.5% rate had been expected, but analysts warned that the surging price of crude oil posed a continued threat.

Beijing had pledged that tackling price rises was a priority.

Food costs rose 19.9% in May from a year earlier driven by demand for pork, but this was slower than in April.

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