CPI inflation recovered last month, thanks to temporary factors such as an easing of oil price deflation and volatility in food and tourism prices around Lunar New Year. Tensions in the Middle East will push inflation higher for as long as global energy prices remain elevated. But with the NPC and draft Five-Year Plan disappointing in terms of boosting domestic demand, any inflationary pickup will unwind once tensions ease.
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