China’s CPI up 0.2%, PPI falls 1.4% in Jan

China’s CPI rose 0.2 per cent year on year in January, easing from December due to base effects from the Spring Festival and a 5 per cent drop in energy prices.
However, core inflation strengthened to 0.8 per cent, signalling improving consumer demand.
Factory-gate prices remained weak, with PPI falling 1.4 per cent year on year in January.Read More