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Berliner Tageblatt - China's Factory Inflation Accelerates While Consumer Demand Stays Weak

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China's Factory Inflation Accelerates While Consumer Demand Stays Weak
China's Factory Inflation Accelerates While Consumer Demand Stays Weak

China's Factory Inflation Accelerates While Consumer Demand Stays Weak

ECONOMY 12.11.2026

China's producer prices rose 5.7% from a year earlier in October, the fastest increase since mid-2022, as expensive oil lifted costs in mining, chemicals and other energy-intensive industries. Consumer inflation slowed to 0.7%.

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China's producer prices rose 5.7% from a year earlier in October, the fastest increase since mid-2022, as expensive oil lifted costs in mining, chemicals and other energy-intensive industries. Consumer inflation slowed to 0.7%.

The split shows that external energy shocks are raising factory costs without producing strong household demand. Core consumer inflation eased to 0.8%, reinforcing concerns that weak confidence and the property downturn are limiting companies' ability to pass costs on to shoppers.

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Y.Bouchard--BTB

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