For March, China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 1.5% on year, but remained unchanged on month, while the Producer Price Index (PPI) rose more substantially by 8.3% on year (and up 1.1% on month), mainly due to the rises in commodity prices globally and the resurgence of COVID-19 cases nationwide, according to data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on April 9.