Yesterday's US CPI reignited the fierce debate over a possibly sticky inflation future. China just ended it by reminding the world of its stubborn deflationary present with the third largest monthly CPI drop in the last twenty years. Producer prices also decline which is a solidly disinflationary signal for China and the world regardless of the latest consumer price numbers from elsewhere.
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China's NBS Consumer prices press release
https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/202404/t20240411_1954446.html
China's NBS Producer prices press release
https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/202404/t20240411_1954447.html
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