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Inflation steady for now despite oil price plunge

Retail fuel prices have fallen rapidly in China, as elsewhere. In December though, China’s vegetable prices rose sharply, with the result that we are unlikely to see the large fall in headline inflation that many will be expecting. Further ahead, inflation is likely to slow, with China set to be among the big winners of the global oil price fall.

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