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 narrowly avoided slipping into deflation in December with inflation rising at its slowest pace in nine months, official figures showed on Thursday, a

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 slowed in December, while producer price deflation persisted, as Beijing ramped up policy support to bolster a faltering economy. The consumer price index crept up 0.1% last month year-on-year,

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 with economic stimulus.

Factory-gate prices extended into a second straight year of declines, weighed by persistently weak domestic demand.

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.