China’s consumer price index (CPI) eased to minus 0.2 per cent in February from a year earlier, from minus 0.3 per cent in January. Photo: AFP
China’s consumer price index (CPI) eased to minus 0.2 per cent in February from a year earlier, from minus 0.3 per cent in January. Photo: AFP
Economy /  China Economy

China inflation: factory gate prices jump in February as producers pass on rise in raw materials prices

  • China’s official producer price index (PPI) rose to 1.7 per cent in February from a year earlier, compared with 0.3 per cent in January
  • China’s consumer price index (CPI) eased to minus 0.2 per cent in February from a year earlier, compared to minus 0.3 per cent in January

Orange Wang
Orange Wang

Updated: 9:30am, 11 Mar, 2021

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China’s consumer price index (CPI) eased to minus 0.2 per cent in February from a year earlier, from minus 0.3 per cent in January. Photo: AFP
China’s consumer price index (CPI) eased to minus 0.2 per cent in February from a year earlier, from minus 0.3 per cent in January. Photo: AFP
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