China inflation eases in Sept

China's consumer inflation fell in September, official figures showed Wednesday, underlining sagging sentiment as growth slows in the world's second-largest economy and adding to calls for further stimulus.

Chinese expansion slowed to its lowest rate in nearly a quarter of a century in 2014 and has continued to weaken this year with demand remaining subdued.

The country's consumer price index (CPI) -- a main gauge of inflation -- rose 1.6 year-on-year in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said, less than August's 2.0 percent.

The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the factory gate, fell 5.9 percent year-on-year in September, matching August's figure, which was a six-year low.