Consumer prices in China were up 2.3 percent on year in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

That was shy of forecasts for 2.4 percent, and it was down from 2.5 percent in May.

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Individually, food prices jumped an annual 3.7 percent in June, while non-food prices gained 1.7 percent.

The statistics bureau also noted that producer prices were down 1.1 percent on year versus forecasts for -1.0 percent following the 1.4 percent contraction in May.

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