BASEL, Switzerland (Dow Jones)--People's Bank of China Governor Zhou
Xiaochuan said Sunday that inflation in China is likely to slow during the
summer, but that international commodities pose upward risks to prices.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of meetings at the Bank for
International Settlements in Basel, Zhou noted that inflation data had improved
somewhat in May.
"We anticipate that in the summertime, because we've got a good harvest and
some supply-side policy started to (take) effect, so inflation - especially the
food inflation - could slow down a little bit," Zhou said. "However, we know
that the international price of energy and the other commodities may add
additional pressure to inflation in China."
Zhou also mentioned that China, Japan and Korea would be holding a three-way
meeting Monday morning. He didn't elaborate on the topic of their intended
discussion.
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