Chinese consumer prices rose 5.4% year-on-year in March while food prices spiked 11.9% in the same time.

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Other data released on Sunday showed that Chinese inflation rose slightly to 3% in November - from 2.7% in October.

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Chinese output rose due to additional supply from small to mid-sized mines, and output increased in Canada and Brazil.

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It was reported overnight that Chinese consumer prices rose 5.5% on a year-on-year basis in May, which was stronger than expected.

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Chinese power consumption rose in April by 3.7% year-over-year, down significantly from the previous month.

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The number of Chinese cities seeing a month-on-month increase in home prices rose to the highest level in 11 months in June, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.

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The same Institute study show a record-high enrollment in the U.S. from abroad, up 6% in the latest year. (Growth had dropped off in the aftermath of the 2008-9 financial crisis, as it did after the 2001 terrorist attack and visa stringencies.) The Chinese component rose 23% among graduate students and 31% for undergrads.

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