Economic Watch: China's consumer inflation accelerates for third month

Citizens select fruit at a supermarket in Lianyun District of Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 10, 2018. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 2.3 percent year on year in August, compared with 2.1 percent for July, official data showed Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Chun)