Food prices in Shanghai increased by 10.4% in the first half compared with a year earlier, helping to fuel an overall 5% rise in the city’s consumer price index, the report said.

上半年，上海的食品价格同比飙升10.4%，推动该城市CPI指数整体上浮5%。

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Overall, China's consumer price index rose to an annual rate of 5.3% in April, down from 5.4% growth in March, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported early Wednesday.

整体上看，四月份中国消费者物价指数涨到了5.3%的年率，比3月份的5.4%的增长速度略少，中国国家统计局周三早期报告。

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That was a good bargain compared to an overall consumer price index that rose tenfold.

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Over the last 12 months, energy prices are up 18 percent, so the overall consumer price index is up 3.5 percent for the 12 months ending in April, and that's somewhat higher than it's been.

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