China consumer and producer inflation rise

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MG News | May 09, 2019 at 12:43 PM GMT+05:00

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May 9, 2019: Factory and consumer inflation in China picked up in April, a positive sign for the world's number two economy, though analysts warned real demand remained subdued.

Beijing has struggled to get prices to rise in recent months, with both measures staying stubbornly low as global growth cools leading to weak demand and a trade war with the US festers.

Data released Thursday showed the consumer price index (CPI) -- a key measure of retail inflation -- rose 2.5 percent on-year last month, up from 2.3 percent in March.

The gain came on the back of soaring pork prices -- rising 14.4 percent on-year -- owing to an outbreak of African swine flu in China that has led to the culling of a million pigs. 

Prices of other fresh meats, fruit and vegetables also increased.

"We believe the rapid spread of African Swine Fever since August 2018 could help push up pork prices by another 40 percent over the next six months," said Lu Ting of Nomura bank.  

"The rise of CPI inflation is being driven by a surge in pork prices as a result of a supply shock," he said in a research note.

 (APP)

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