ALERT: In China, producer price inflation at 2.8%, the highest since 2022 – Eco Info
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To display this YouTube content, it is necessary to authorize audience measurement and advertising cookies. Accept Manage my choices An extension in your browser appears to be blocking the loading of the video player. To be able to watch this content, you must disable or uninstall it. Try again This is the largest increase in the PPI index, that of prices for goods leaving factories: +2.8% in April year-on-year, reflecting the increase in energy prices. The Chinese Bureau of Statistics also observed an increase of +1.2% in the consumer price index (CPI). These increases will push inflation upwards for the country which has been struggling for several years with quasi-deflation and a very small +0.5% increase in prices for the year 2025 when Beijing hopes for inflation of +2%. © France 24 Published on: 05/11/2026 – 11:10 p.m. 05:07 min To be found in the program Reading time 1 min This is the largest increase in the PPI index, that of prices for goods leaving factories: +2.8% in April over one year, reflecting the increase in energy prices. The Chinese Bureau of Statistics also observed an increase of +1.2% in the consumer price index (CPI). These increases will push inflation upwards for the country which has been struggling for several years with near deflation and a very small +0.5% increase in prices for the year 2025 when Beijing is hoping for inflation of +2%. These figures come in a context of a trade war between China and the United States. But Donald Trump’s next visit to Beijing, where the American president is expected from May 13 to 15, should make it possible to consolidate the truce concluded in October 2025 in South Korea, even if Beijing remains Iran’s ally. By :
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