Customers select products at a supermarket in Zaozhuang City, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 10, 2025. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew at a faster pace in November, driven by rising food prices, official data showed Wednesday. The CPI rose 0.7 percent year on year in November, accelerating from October's rise of 0.2 percent and marking the fastest pace of growth since March 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). (Photo by Sun Zhongzhe/Xinhua)

BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew at a faster pace in November, driven by rising food prices, official data showed Wednesday.

The CPI rose 0.7 percent year on year in November, accelerating from October's rise of 0.2 percent and marking the fastest pace of growth since March 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

On a monthly basis, the CPI edged down 0.1 percent last month, the NBS data showed.

The core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, increased by 1.2 percent year on year last month.

Wednesday's data also revealed that the producer price index, which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, fell 2.2 percent year on year in November. ■

Customers select vegetables at a supermarket in Tancheng County, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 10, 2025. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew at a faster pace in November, driven by rising food prices, official data showed Wednesday.

The CPI rose 0.7 percent year on year in November, accelerating from October's rise of 0.2 percent and marking the fastest pace of growth since March 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). (Photo by Zhang Chunlei/Xinhua)

Customers select vegetables at a market in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 10, 2025. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew at a faster pace in November, driven by rising food prices, official data showed Wednesday.

The CPI rose 0.7 percent year on year in November, accelerating from October's rise of 0.2 percent and marking the fastest pace of growth since March 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). (Photo by Zhao Jun/Xinhua)

A customer selects products at a supermarket in Mengzi of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 10, 2025. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew at a faster pace in November, driven by rising food prices, official data showed Wednesday.

The CPI rose 0.7 percent year on year in November, accelerating from October's rise of 0.2 percent and marking the fastest pace of growth since March 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). (Photo by Xue Yingying/Xinhua)

Customers select vegetables at a supermarket in Pingyi County of Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 10, 2025. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew at a faster pace in November, driven by rising food prices, official data showed Wednesday.

The CPI rose 0.7 percent year on year in November, accelerating from October's rise of 0.2 percent and marking the fastest pace of growth since March 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). (Photo by Wu Jiquan/Xinhua)

A customer selects fruits at a supermarket in Boxing County, Binzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 10, 2025. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew at a faster pace in November, driven by rising food prices, official data showed Wednesday.

The CPI rose 0.7 percent year on year in November, accelerating from October's rise of 0.2 percent and marking the fastest pace of growth since March 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). (Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua)

A worker restocks products at a supermarket in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 10, 2025. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew at a faster pace in November, driven by rising food prices, official data showed Wednesday.

The CPI rose 0.7 percent year on year in November, accelerating from October's rise of 0.2 percent and marking the fastest pace of growth since March 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). (Photo by Wang Haibin/Xinhua)