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Weak demand and cheap pork

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Weak demand and cheap pork were responsible for China's ongoing consumer price deflation in December.
Per data released by the stats bureau (NBS) on Friday:

The monthly consumer price index (CPI) shrank 0.3% y/y in December, up from a 0.5% drop in November.
The December producer price index (PPI) f...