By Lusha Zhang and Huizhong Wu
By Lusha Zhang and Huizhong Wu
BEIJING, Dec 10 (Reuters) – China’s producer costs fell in annual phrases for the fifth consecutive month in November whereas shopper costs spiked as meals prices climbed, knowledge confirmed on Tuesday, complicating policymakers’ efforts to spice up demand as financial progress slows.
Sluggish manufacturing exercise from U.S. commerce pressures and weakening demand at residence have put stress on Beijing to roll out extra stimulus to bolster its financial system.
The producer value index (PPI), seen as a key indicator of company profitability, fell 1.4% on yr, Nationwide Bureau of Statistics (NBS) knowledge confirmed, falling for the fifth month in a row. That in contrast with a 1.5% drop forecast in a Reuters ballot and 1.6% fall in October.
In distinction, shopper costs rose at their quickest tempo in virtually eight years, pushed principally by a surge in pork costs as African Swine Fever ravaged the nation’s hog herds.
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