China’s 2013 CPI to increase 3.5%  

中科院預測：中國物價2013年呈逐步走高態勢

中國科學院預測科學研究中心26日在北京發布2013年中國經濟主要年度預測結果稱，預計在當前政策環境不變的情況下，2013年全年CPI(居民消費者價格指數)上漲3.5%左右。

Beijing (CNS)-- China's consumer prices will see an upward trend in 2013, according to a report released Saturday by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

The report predicts that China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) will grow by 3.5 percent based on the 2012 level.

The CPI represents a major gauge of inflation in China.

Recovery of domestic demand will be the major reason behind the rising prices, and increasing labor costs will also contribute, according to the report.