BEIJING, Aug 9 (Reuters) - China's consumer prices were

unchanged in July while producer deflation persisted, as

consumer and business morale took a hit from weak domestic

demand and trade uncertainty.

The consumer price index was 0.0% last month versus a year

earlier, compared with a 0.1% rise in June, National Bureau of

Statistics data showed on Saturday, beating a Reuters poll

forecast for a 0.1% slide.

The CPI edged up 0.4% month-on-month, against a 0.1% drop in

June and above an expected 0.3% rise.

A 3.6% decline in the producer price index in July on year

missed economists' forecast of a 3.3% slide. It fell 3.6% in

June too.