The government’s producer price index (PPI) – a gauge of factory gate prices – expanded 5.5% annually in June, following an identical increase the month before. Despite recent weakness, producer inflation is heating up this year on fiscal policies aimed at shoring up China’s overcapacity issues.
China's CPI unchanged in June
Broad measures of Chinese inflation were unchanged last month, as both consumer and factory-gate prices expanded at a slower but steady pace. The National Bureau of Statistics reported that the June consumer price index (CPI) advanced 1.5%, following an identical increase the previous month. Compared to May, consumer prices were down 0.1%, official data showed.
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