The consumer price index (CPI), a key inflation measurement, rose 2 per cent in urban areas and 1.7 per cent in rural areas, the bureau said yesterday.

• 该局昨天说，消费价格指数，作为一个重要的衡量通货膨胀的标准，在城镇地区上升了2%25，农村地区上升了1.；7%25。