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BEIJING (AP) - Chinese inflation rose to its highest level in more than two years in May, driven by soaring prices for pork and other food, according to government figures released Tuesday.
The government has been worried that China's sizzling economy, growing at an 11 percent pace this year, could accelerate politically dangerous inflation. The official inflation target is 3 percent.
Consumer prices rose by 3.4 percent in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said. That was the highest rate since prices rose 3.9 percent in February 2005.
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