China's CPI up 1.9 pct in December

A customer chooses condiments at a supermarket in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 10, 2019. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.9 percent year-on-year in December, down from 2.2 percent for November, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. (Xinhua/Geng Yuhe)