Governments and central banks see food price growth as one of the main economic risks Inflation in China accelerated in March to the fastest rate since 2008, despite government efforts to cool prices.
Consumer prices rose by 5.4% in March compared with a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said. In February, the annual figure was 4.9%.Growth figures were also released. China's economy grew 9.7% between January and March from the same period a year earlier.
It was faster than expected, but slower than 9.8% in the final quarter of 2010.
Chinese inflation has been accelerating despite four interest rate rises since October.
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