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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ China's producer deflation streak outlasts the 2015-16 commodity bust

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ China's producer deflation streak outlasts the 2015-16 commodity bust

China's factory-gate prices fell βˆ’3.5% year-on-year in July, marking 34 consecutive months of producer deflation, longer than the 2015-16 commodity bust, even as several outlets misreported the figure with the wrong sign.

Line chart of China CPI and PPI year-on-year percent change from 2007 to 2026.
China's July CPI cooled to 0.5% year on year and PPI to 3.5%, both missing forecasts, as retreating energy costs pulled headline inflation well below June, Goldman Sachs data show. Source

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