China, consumer prices and Growth in 2024

China's consumer prices stall in 2024 on feeble demand
China's consumer prices barely rose in 2024 while factory-gate prices extended into a second straight year of declines, official data showed on Thursday, weighed by persistently weak domestic demand.
China’s Inflation Ends Year With Drop Near Zero Despite Stimulus
China’s consumer inflation weakened further toward zero, decelerating for a fourth straight month in a setback for government efforts to stamp out deflation and revive demand by injecting stimulus into the economy.
China Consumer Prices Eked Out Growth in 2024
Consumer prices eked out growth in 2024, capping yet another year marked by stubborn disinflationary pressures that have dented business confidence and troubled policymakers.
China's consumer inflation slows in Dec
China's consumer inflation slowed in December, while producer price deflation persisted, as Beijing ramped up policy support to bolster a faltering economy.
China Inflation Hits Nine-month Low In December
China narrowly avoided slipping into deflation in December with inflation rising at its slowest pace in nine months, official figures showed Thursday, as officials struggle to kickstart consumer activity in the world's number two economy.
China's consumer inflation slows further in December, stoking deflation worries
China’s consumer prices in December edged up 0.1% in line with expectations from a year earlier, National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday, fanning deflation concerns.
China's consumer inflation slows as demand weakens
China's consumer inflation slowed in December, leading to modest annual price gains for 2024 while factory-gate deflation extended into a second year, amid sputtering economic demand. A combination of job insecurity,
China's consumer inflation near zero even after stimulus, weak demand persists
China’s consumer inflation weakened further, nearing zero, with a 0.1% Y/Y rise marked in December, compared to 0.2% in the previous month, aligning with market estimates and marking the lowest print since March.
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