NBS chief statistician Dong Lijuan said July headline CPI fell 0.1% MoM and rose 0.5% YoY; core CPI (ex-food and energy) rose 0.3% MoM and 0.9% YoY. Some domestic-sector demand increased, but imported and seasonal factors weighed on producer prices:

2026-08-09

NBS chief statistician Dong Lijuan said July headline CPI fell 0.1% MoM and rose 0.5% YoY; core CPI (ex-food and energy) rose 0.3% MoM and 0.9% YoY. Some domestic-sector demand increased, but imported and seasonal factors weighed on producer prices: PPI fell 0.7% MoM and rose 3.5% YoY, with the YoY gain 0.6ppt lower than June.