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China’s consumer prices in December edged up 0.1% year on year, in line with expectations, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday, but the slower rise from the previous month stoked deflation concerns. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the consumer price index to slip to 0.1% in December from 0.2% in November on a year-on-year basis. China’s producer price inflation fell by 2.3% year on year in December, declining for the 27th month. The reading is slightly better than Reuters estimates of a 2.4% decline . ...

China’s consumer prices rose less-than-expected in November, climbing 0.2% from a year ago, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics released Monday. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a slight pickup in consumer prices to 0.5% in November from a year ago, versus 0.3% in October. China’s producer price index declined for the 26th month. Producer inflation fell by 2.5% year on year in November, less than the estimated 2.8% decline as per the Reuters poll. The persistent near-zero inflation shows that China is ...

Global commodities markets are stuck in a holding pattern after China’s latest effort to revive its economy focused on the much-needed restructuring of local government debt, but stopped short of stimulus measures that would directly boost domestic demand. Delivered by the finance ministry on Friday afternoon, Beijing’s move amounted to a hefty $1.4 trillion bailout to refinance “hidden” debt. Specific steps to revive consumption, however, were lacking — and while raw materials may well benefit from the largesse, it is not yet clear ...

China’s consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in October while producer price deflation deepened, data showed on Saturday, even as Beijing doubled down on stimulus to support the sputtering economy. In its latest stimulus measures, the country’s top legislative body approved a 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) package on Friday to ease local government “hidden debt” burdens, rather than directly injecting money into the world’s second-biggest economy, as some investors had hoped. Analysts say the package will likely ...

Chinese consumer price index inflation picked up in August, although a mild increase from the July inflation figure, while producer price index inflation shrank at the fastest pace in 4 months. China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 0.6% on an annualized basis, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday, beating expectations of 0.6% and a tick higher than 0.5% in the prior month. On a monthly basis, inflation came in at 0.4%, a modest miss from 0.5% consensus and 0.5% in the prior month. The ...