Lingering consumer anger over high prices is hurting governments in advanced economies even though inflation is subsiding to normal levels, as a once-in-a-generation surge in costs leaves a toxic legacy for incumbent politicians.

Optimism about future economic conditions is at best level in nearly four years, according to a survey done before Election Day.

China’s consumer prices edged up in October, while factory-gate prices continued to decline, underscoring the challenges Beijing faces in battling deflationary pressures despite a recent stimulus push.

China's consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in October while producer price deflation deepened, data showed on Saturday, even as Beijing doubled down on stimulus to support the sputtering economy.

China's consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, rose 0.3 percent in October on a yearly basis, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Saturday.

China's consumer inflation rate slowed in October, official data showed over the weekend, in a sign that demand remains sluggish in the world's second biggest economy.

China's consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in October while producer price deflation deepened, data showed on Saturday, even as Beijing doubled down on stimulus to support the sputtering economy.