NBS Urban Department chief statistician Dong Lijuan said May 2026 CPI fell 0.1% MoM and rose 1.2% YoY; core CPI excluding food and energy rose 1.1% YoY. Producer prices (PPI) rose 0.5% MoM and 3.9% YoY, driven by firmer domestic industrial demand and

2026-06-10

NBS Urban Department chief statistician Dong Lijuan said May 2026 CPI fell 0.1% MoM and rose 1.2% YoY; core CPI excluding food and energy rose 1.1% YoY. Producer prices (PPI) rose 0.5% MoM and 3.9% YoY, driven by firmer domestic industrial demand and pass-through from international commodity price volatility.