China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, dropping from 3.2 percent in February. PPI down 1.9%
China's producer price index, which measures inflation at the wholesale level, fell 1.9 percent year on year in March.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said countries need to enhance coordination on macroeconomic policies while focusing on development issues amid lingering economic uncertainty.
The success of the shale gas "revolution" in the United States can be copied in other countries, including China, but the difficulties will determine how soon that can be achieved.
Pre-opening queues have snaked around Chinese property trading centers in the past few days, with those in line vexed by the uncertain roll-out date of stricter market regulations.
Greater prudence in spending and a better budget balance are the goals set by newly appointed cabinet officials at a major economic conference on Sunday.
China's industrial value-added output rose 9.9 percent year-on-year in the first two months, down 1.5 percentage points from the same period last year.
China's producer price index, which measures inflation at the wholesale level, fell 1.6 percent year-on-year in February.
China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 3.2 percent year on year in February, the highest level in ten months. PPI down 1.6%
China's economy has shown clear signs of recovery since the fourth quarter of 2012 and is developing as planned, a senior economic planning official said Friday.
Maintaining annual GDP growth between 7 and 8 percent is the best option for China's development, a senior official said on Wednesday.
A growth target of 7.5 percent and a greater focus on consumption and economic reforms were some of the goals set out by Premier Wen Jiabao in a keynote address on Tuesday.