Above all is the third problem, insufficient demand and a lack of sources of growth.

最严重的还是第三个问题，需求不足及缺乏增长源。

This is because local governments' difficulties in generating adequate revenue have impeded the country's fiscal spending, which has in turn exacerbated the challenge of insufficient demand, said Zhang, who is also a national political adviser.

特别是今年要尽一切可能完成年初制定的政府支出目标，由于税收收入、地方政府卖地收入下降，完成年初目标面临很大困难。

Dong Lijuan, an NBS statistician, attributed the year-on-year CPI growth to a well-stocked market, while the PPI declined due to factors including the international commodity price fluctuations and insufficient demand for some industrial products in the domestic market.

国家统计局统计师董莉娟表示，CPI同比增长是由于市场储备充足，而PPI下降则受国际大宗商品价格波动和国内市场部分工业产品需求不足等因素影响。