China's inflation rebounds 2% year-on-year in 2016
China`s consumer price index (CPI) rose two percent throughout 2016 over the previous year, hitting 0.6 percent increase over its 2015 record.
Jan 10, 2017, 09:48 AM IST
China factory-gate inflation hits 5-year high
Chinese producer prices rose at their fastest pace for five years in November, Beijing said Friday, fuelling hopes that the world`s factory can export inflation into a lacklustre global economy.
Dec 09, 2016, 12:37 PM IST
China producer prices in first rise for over 4 years
The price of goods at the factory gate rose in China for the first time in more than four years in September, officials said Friday, in a positive sign for demand in the world`s second-largest economy.
Oct 14, 2016, 07:56 AM IST
China consumer inflation jumps in Feb, biggest rise in nearly 2 years
China`s consumer inflation jumped to 2.3 percent in February, the biggest rise in nearly two years.
Mar 10, 2016, 09:39 AM IST
China deflation fears grow as producer prices sink most in 6 years
The producer price index (PPI) fell 5.9 percent in August from the same period last year, its 42nd consecutive month of decline and the biggest drop since the depths of the global financial crisis in late 2009, data showed on Thursday.
Sep 10, 2015, 08:54 AM IST
China consumer inflation rises to 2% in August
The reading for the consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), was higher than July`s 1.6 percent and the strongest since a similar 2.0 percent in August last year.
Sep 10, 2015, 08:07 AM IST
China consumer inflation rate rises to 1.4% in June
Inflation has been subdued in China as economic growth slows and commodity prices have fallen, with some economists raising the threat of deflation -- a debilitating and sustained fall in prices.
Jul 09, 2015, 08:10 AM IST
China's soft May inflation increases calls for fiscal stimulus
China`s consumer inflation eased while producer prices stayed stubbornly in deflation in May, bolstering the case for fiscal stimulus as the world`s second-largest economy shrugs off monetary easing.
Jun 09, 2015, 10:10 AM IST
China consumer inflation falls to 1.2% in May
The reading for the consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, released by the National Bureau of Statistics was lower than April`s 1.5 percent.
Jun 09, 2015, 09:50 AM IST
China central bank warns of unstable inflation outlook, low prices
China`s central bank warned of deflationary pressure in the world`s second-largest economy on Wednesday as it forecast subdued consumer prices for the year and a challenging growth outlook.
May 27, 2015, 18:18 PM IST
Dollar at 3-month peak on yen, Nikkei climbs
A lower yen is generally viewed as positive for Japan`s exports and corporate profits, and the Nikkei added 0.5 percent.
Mar 10, 2015, 08:40 AM IST
China January inflation hits 5-year low, strengthens case for more policy easing
China's annual consumer inflation hit a five-year low in January while factory deflation deepened, underscoring persistent weakness in the economy and heaping more pressures on policymakers to step up their efforts to support growth.
Feb 10, 2015, 07:55 AM IST
China November inflation falls to five-year-low 1.4%: Govt
China`s consumer inflation fell to a five-year low of 1.4 percent in November, the government said Wednesday, fuelling concern about the danger of deflation in the world`s second-largest economy.
Dec 10, 2014, 14:31 PM IST
China Nov consumer inflation eases to 1.4%, less than expected
The consumer price index fell 0.2 percent in November from October, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
Dec 10, 2014, 09:16 AM IST
China's inflation unchanged at 1.6% in October
The consumer price index (CPI) figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) remained at the lowest point since January 2010.
Nov 10, 2014, 08:30 AM IST
China September inflation cools to near 5-year low
China`s inflation rate slowed more than expected in September to a near five-year low, adding to concerns that global growth is cooling fast unless governments take bolder measures to shore up their economies.
Oct 15, 2014, 09:58 AM IST
China's inflation drops to 4-month low at 2% in August
China`s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 2.2 percent in the first eight months of the year from the same period in 2013.
Sep 11, 2014, 08:26 AM IST
Asian shares mixed as China inflation eases
Tokyo added 0.47 percent, Hong Kong dipped 0.13 percent and Shanghai put on 0.33 percent, while Sydney was off 0.10 percent and Seoul shed 0.20 percent .
Sep 11, 2014, 08:23 AM IST
China June consumer inflation cools, more stimulus expected
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.3 percent in June from a year earlier.
Jul 09, 2014, 11:17 AM IST
China's inflation at four-month high of 2.5% in May
Food prices rose 4.1 percent in May from a year earlier, quickening from April`s 2.3 percent rise, the data showed.
Jun 10, 2014, 09:53 AM IST
