China inflation eases in September, adds to stimulus call

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. 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-y