China's consumer prices fell 1.4 percent in the year to May..

A vendor takes a nap while waiting for customers at her stall in a market selling vegetables in Nanjing, Jiangsu province June 10, 2009. China's consumer prices fell 1.4 percent in the year to May, marking the fourth consecutive month of deflation, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

A vendor sleeps in front of a pile of pumpkins at a market selling vegetables in Changzhi, Shanxi province June 10, 2009. China's consumer prices fell 1.4 percent in the year to May, marking the fourth consecutive month of deflation, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday

A vendor takes a nap at her stall selling swimwear in Taiyuan, Shanxi province June 10, 2009. China's consumer prices fell 1.4 percent in the year to May, marking the fourth consecutive month of deflation, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday

A vendor uses his phone at a stall selling watermelons at a market in Shanghai June 10, 2009. China's consumer prices fell 1.4 percent in the year to May, marking the fourth consecutive month of deflation, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

Vendors unload watermelons at a market in Shanghai June 10, 2009. China's consumer prices fell 1.4 percent in the year to May, marking the fourth consecutive month of deflation, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

A vendor eats while waiting for customers at her stall selling porcelains in Taiyuan, Shanxi province June 18, 2009. China is not likely to see inflation this year because of excess capacity and the threat that unemployment may sap domestic demand, a senior statistics official said in remarks published on Wednesday.

A vendor naps while waiting for customers at her clothing stall in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province June 19, 2009. China is not likely to see inflation this year because of excess capacity and the threat that unemployment may sap domestic demand, a senior statistics official said in remarks published this week

Vendors sleep on their truck while waiting to sell watermelons at a street in Hefei, Anhui province June 19, 2009. China is not likely to see inflation this year because of excess capacity and the threat that unemployment may sap domestic demand, a senior statistics official said in remarks published this week.