China's inflation up 2 pct in August (3/5)

Residents purchase vegetables in a supermarket in Hengshui, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 4, 2014. China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 2 percent year on year in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. The August CPI growth rate was lower than the 2.3 percent seen in July. (Xinhua/Mo Yu)