China Inflation Likely Picked Up in May -- Market Talk

Dow Jones06-11

0424 GMT - China's CPI inflation is expected to have ticked up in May, despite a continued drag from food prices, HSBC economists say in a note. High-frequency data show that wholesale agriculture prices continued to fall during the month, but also that pork prices may have bottomed out. The travel boom during the Labor Day holiday likely supported service demand, and hence core CPI, HSBC says. Meanwhile, PPI deflation might have eased on year, as a prices of metals, oil, and iron ore rose on strong demand and constrained supply, it adds. PMI data hint at a price improvement for producers in on-month terms as well. (fabiana.negrinochoa@wsj.com)

 

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June 11, 2024 00:24 ET (04:24 GMT)

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