Five trends of China's economy in August

3. Mild price increases

Customers buy milk at a supermarket in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo/VCG]

The consumer price index of the country rose mildly in August. The index saw a year-on-year growth of 1.8 percent and a month-on-month increase of 0.4 percent in August.

The rate of increase is relatively mild compared with the same period in previous years and with other major world economies.