China's factory-gate inflation eases as cost pressures fade
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National Bureau of Statistics of China
China
August 9, 2026
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China's producer price index rose 3.5% in July, down from 4.1% in June. Consumer inflation decelerated to 0.5% from 1% in the previous month. Sluggish domestic spending limits the ability of factories to pass on rising global commodity costs. Economic divergence is widening between upstream energy producers and downstream manufacturing sectors.
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