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China's consumer price index - a key measure of inflation - dropped 0.4% year-on-year in August

China's economy under pressure as consumer slump deepens

Consumer prices in China fell last month at their fastest rate in six months, official data showed today, as leaders struggle to reignite demand in the world's second-largest economy.

Business • 10 Sep

China's consumer price index - a key measure of inflation - edged up 0.1% year-on-year last month

China snaps four month consumer decline

Consumer prices in China rose slightly in June, official data showed today, snapping a four-month decline even as factory gate prices were bruised by a fierce trade war with Washington.

Business • 09 Jul

China's consumer price index - a key measure of inflation - was down 0.1% last month year-on-year

China's consumption slide deepens as tariff war bites

China said over the weekend that consumer prices slumped in April for the third month in a row, reflecting persistent challenges as leaders attempt to revive an economy stymied by sluggish spending and a fierce trade war with Washington.

Business • 12 May

China's consumer price index - a key measure of inflation - was down 0.7% year-on-year in February, new figures show

China consumption slump deepens as February prices drop

Consumer prices in China fell last month for the first time in a year, with authorities in the world's second-largest economy struggling to kickstart spending and trade headwinds intensifying as US tariffs kick in under Donald Trump.

Business • 10 Mar

China's consumer price index (CPI), a key measure of inflation, rose 0.5% last month, up from a 0.1% rise in November

China inflation picks up after Lunar New Year spend boost

Inflation picked up in China last month, official figures showed over the weekend, as the Lunar New Year holiday boosted January spending.

Business • 10 Feb

China's consumer price index rose 0.2% in November year-on-year, down from 0.3% in October, new figures show today

China consumer prices rise at slower rate in November

China's consumer inflation rate slowed in November, official data showed today, as demand remains muted in the world's number two economy.

Business • 09 Dec 24

China's consumer price index, a key measure of inflation, rose 0.3% year-on-year in October, down from 0.4% in September

China consumer prices rise at slower rate in October

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.

Business • 11 Nov 24

The Chinese consumer price index - a key measure of inflation - rose 0.6% year-on-year in August, up slightly from 0.5% in July,new figures show today

China consumer prices edge up to six-month high in August

Chinese consumer inflation ticked up slightly in August to a six-month high, official data showed today, but the reading missed expectations and did little to soothe worries about sluggish spending in the world's second biggest economy.

Business • 09 Sep 24

China slipped into deflation in July for the first time since 2021 and - apart from a brief rebound in August - have been in constant decline since

China deflation extends into fourth month in a row

Chinese consumer prices fell in January at their quickest rate in more than 14 years, data showed today, as the country's leaders struggle to revive buying sentiment in the world's second-biggest economy.

Business • 08 Feb 24

China's consumer price index dropped 0.5% in November both from a year earlier and compared with October

China's consumer prices see fastest fall in three years

China's consumer prices fell the fastest in three years in November while factory-gate deflation deepened, indicating rising deflationary pressures as weak domestic demand casts doubt over the economic recovery.

Business • 11 Dec 23

China's consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, fell 0.2% year on year in October

China slipped back into deflation in October

China slipped back into deflation in October, data showed today, highlighting the work officials have in reviving still-sluggish demand in the world's second biggest economy.

Business • 09 Nov 23

June saw a 7.2% annual drop in the cost of pork - the staple meat in China

China's June inflation flat as economy struggles

Chinese inflation was flat last month while producer prices sank more than expected, official data showed today, in the latest sign of weakness in the world's second-largest economy.

Business • 10 Jul 23

China's consumer price index rose 0.2% year-on-year, from 0.1% in April, new figures show today

China inflation stays low as growth sputters

Chinese inflation came in flat again in May, official figures showed today, as the country's economy sputters due to softening demand and falling exports, leading to calls for a rate cut and a bigger government stimulus.

Business • 09 Jun 23

Food prices in China - a major component of the inflation basket - increased by only 0.4% in April, compared to the previous year

China inflation grows at slowest rate in over two years

China's inflation rate edged up 0.1% year-on-year in April, the slowest rate recorded since 2021, official figures showed today, signalling a weak recovery after lifting pandemic curbs.

Business • 11 May 23

Chinese food prices rose by 8.8% in September, up from a 6.1% gain in August

Rising food prices push up China's inflation rate

China's consumer prices in September rose at the fastest pace since April 2020, driven largely by food costs, limiting the scope for more policy easing to prop up a faltering economy hit by Covid-19 restrictions and a property sector slump.

Business • 14 Oct 22

China's producer price index (PPI) increased 9.1% from a year ago, new figures show today

China's inflation slows, leaving room for policy easing

China's factory gate inflation eased to its slowest pace in six months and consumer price growth also softened in January amid weakening property sector demand, new coronavirus curbs and government efforts to rein in surging materials costs.

Business • 16 Feb 22

China's producer price index climbed 13.5% in October from a year earlier, faster than the 10.7% rise in September

China's factory inflation hits 26-year high

China's factory gate inflation hit a 26-year high in October as coal prices soared amid a power crunch in the country's industrial heartland, further squeezing profit margins for producers and heightening stagflation concerns.

Business • 10 Nov 21

China's producer price index rose 10.7% from a year earlier in September, the biggest rise since China started compiling the data in 1996

China's record factory gate inflation stokes dilemma

China's September factory gate inflation rose to a record on soaring commodity prices, but weak demand capped consumer inflation.

Business • 14 Oct 21

Chinese pork prices have now dropped 36.5% from last year's spike

China inflation eases on the back of cheaper pork

China's consumer inflation eased in June on the back of falling pork prices, official data showed today, although factory gate costs remained elevated after a recent surge in commodity prices.

Business • 09 Jul 21

China's consumer price index rose by a mild 0.9% in April on an annual basis

China's factory-gate prices surge, but inflation modest

China's factory gate prices rose at the fastest rate in three and a half years in April as the world's second-largest economy gathers momentum after strong first-quarter growth, but economists downplayed the risks to inflation.

Business • 11 May 21

Chinese factory prices hit a more than two-year high in March, new figures show today

China factory gate price jump raises inflation concern

Chinese factory prices hit a more than two-year high in March, highlighting the country's strong recovery but feeding concerns it could filter through to the global economy just as central banks battle to maintain ultra-loose monetary policies and low interest rates.

Business • 09 Apr 21

China's vast industrial sector is starting to recover from a coronavirus-induced slump

China factory prices up as industry recovers from Covid

Factory prices in China rose in February at the fastest pace in more than two years, official data showed today, as the country's vast industrial sector recovered from a coronavirus-induced slump.

Business • 10 Mar 21

China's consumer price index rose more than expected at 0.2% on an annual basis in December

China consumer prices rise ahead of Lunar New Year

China's consumer prices rebounded in December, official data showed today, as food prices picked up due to weather difficulties and rising demand ahead of the Lunar New Year festival.

Business • 11 Jan 21

China's consumer price index, a key gauge of retail inflation, rose 0.5% from a year ago

China inflation dips to 11-year low as pork stocks rise

Falling food prices dragged China's consumer inflation to an 11-year low last month, spurred by improving supplies of pork, official data showed today.

Business • 10 Nov 20

China inflation eases further as farms recover

The rise in Chinese consumer prices slowed for a second successive month in September, official data showed today.

Business • 15 Oct 20