China’s consumer prices unexpectedly rose in October, as holidays during the month boosted travel, food and transport demand.

The consumer-price index rose 0.2% last month from a year earlier, after a 0.3% decline in September, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Sunday. The median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg was for a 0.1% drop.

Service costs rose 0.2%, compared with a 0.3% decline in September and contributed to the rise in inflation, according to the statistics bureau.

The producer-price index decreased 2.1% year on year, compared with a 2.3% drop in September.

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