CHINA-CPI-RISE (CN)

(130809) — SHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 9, 2013 (Xinhua) — A seller arranges vegetables at a market in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China’s Hebei Province, Aug. 9, 2013. China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.7 percent year on year in July, staying flat from the figure for June, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Friday. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao) (cjq)