Logo 14 Oct 2022

Data dump – inflation

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On Friday, China’s stats bureau released inflation data for September.
The headlines:

The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.8% y/y in September, up from 2.5% in August.
The producer price index (PPI) increased 0.9% y/y in September, down from 2.3% in August.

Growth in CPI hit its highest level sin...