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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ China's CPI rebound is a scissors gap, not a recovery

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ China's CPI rebound is a scissors gap, not a recovery

China's June CPI rose just 1.0% year-on-year, missing forecasts, while producer prices jumped to 4.1%, the fastest pace since July 2022. An oil-driven cost shock is squeezing factory margins and boxing in the PBOC's easing path.

Line chart of China’s CPI (blue) and PPI (orange) from 2018 to 2026, ending at 1% and 4.1%.
China's producer prices accelerated to a near four-year high of 4.1 percent in June as consumer inflation eased to 1.0 percent year on year. Source

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