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China’s inflation edges up to 2.4 percent

By Joe McDonald
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s consumer inflation edged up in March as food prices rose despite signs the world’s second-largest economy is slowing.

Consumer prices rose 2.4 percent compared with a year earlier, up from February’s 2 percent rise, government data showed Friday. The increase was driven by a 4.1 percent rise in politically sensitive food costs.

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