date:Apr 10, 2013
The drop in pork prices, a major component in the country's inflation calculations, put a dent in inflation rate this month, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
The consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, accelerated 2.1 percent in March from a year earlier, dropping from 3.2 percent in February, the bureau said on Tuesday.
The figure was below economists' forecast of around 2.5 percent, and they said this will give the government more leeway to stimulate the economy.
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