AFP - China's consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in more than two years in November, the government said after ratcheting up efforts to contain inflation and rising property prices.
The country's consumer price index, a key measure of inflation, rose 5.1 percent year-on-year last month, compared with 4.4 percent in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Saturday.
It was the fastest increase in consumer prices since July 2008, when inflation hit 6.3 percent.
The data came after the central bank on Friday ordered lenders to keep more money in reserve for the sixth time this year as authorities battled to stem the flood of liquidity into the world's second-largest economy.
Other key data released by the statistics bureau showed China's economy strengthened last month despite government moves to rein in growth.
Industrial output from China's factories rose 13.3 percent on year, up from 13.1 percent in October, even as Beijing closed highly polluting operators and rationed power to energy-intensive industries.
Factories have been getting around the power restrictions by using diesel generators to keep assembly lines churning out goods, leading to a nationwide shortage of the fuel.
Fixed asset investment in urban areas, a measure of government spending on infrastructure, rose 24.9 percent over the January-November period, slightly faster than the 24.4 percent over the first 10 months of the year.
Retail sales, a key measure of consumer spending, jumped 18.7 percent on year compared with 18.6 percent in October.
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