China’s official consumer price index (CPI) rose to 0.2 per cent in December from a year earlier – XX from minus 0.5 per cent in November. Photo: Reuters
China’s official consumer price index (CPI) rose to 0.2 per cent in December from a year earlier – XX from minus 0.5 per cent in November. Photo: Reuters
Economy /  China Economy

China consumer inflation turned positive in December on higher food prices

  • China’s official consumer price index (CPI) rose to 0.2 per cent in December from a year earlier – up from minus 0.5 per cent in November
  • China’s producer price index (PPI) improved to minus 0.4 per cent in December from a year earlier, compared with minus 1.5 per cent in November

Andrew Mullen
Andrew Mullen

Updated: 9:55pm, 11 Jan, 2021

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China’s official consumer price index (CPI) rose to 0.2 per cent in December from a year earlier – XX from minus 0.5 per cent in November. Photo: Reuters
China’s official consumer price index (CPI) rose to 0.2 per cent in December from a year earlier – XX from minus 0.5 per cent in November. Photo: Reuters
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