China's consumer inflation rose at a slower pace in July due to weaker gasoline price gains, while factory-gate inflation remained elevated despite edging down from a recent peak amid softer global commodity prices and seasonal factors, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday.

BEIJING -- China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose 0.5 percent year-on-year in July, official data showed Sunday.

BEIJING -- China's producer price index, which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went up 3.5 percent year-on-year in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said…