2nd LD-Writethru-Economic Watch: China's consumer prices hold steady in November

BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer prices steadied in November due to stronger consumer confidence, official data showed on Monday.

The consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, was up 0.2 percent year on year in November, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The figure was down from the 0.3-percent increase registered in October, largely due to slower food price ri