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Consumer & Producer Prices (Aug.)

CPI exited deflation in August, and PPI rose for the first time in nine months. Core inflation remained unchanged after hitting a 11-month high in July, while services inflation rose to its highest in 18 months. We expect inflation to rebound further over the coming months, as policy support drives a modest recovery in China’s economic momentum.

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