Inflation Indices
Inflation, driven by food prices, set to hit around 4% in October
China’s Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) is set to hit a high for 2010 of around 4% in October, year on year, and has continued to be strong in November, statistics suggest. We think (CC Nov 4th Editor’s View) that the persistent strength of inflationary pressures – which may well be understated by official statistics – will prompt Beijing to move to tighten its “moderately loose” monetary policy and implement measures to mop up liquidity in coming weeks and months.
- 05 November 2010
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Liquidity injection shows dwindling inflation concerns
The People's Bank of China (PBoC), the central bank, injected Rmb 49bn through open market operations in the past week, down from Rmb 105bn injected in the previous week, bringing total injections during the last eight weeks to Rmb 937bn.
- 16 July 2010
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Inflation pressures?
Are domestic commentators worried about recent official inflation rates?
- 15 July 2010
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China data shows economy still in cooling trend
Official data released on Friday confirms cooling as the dominant trend in the Chinese economy, despite the rise of consumer price inflation above the government's 3% red line in May.
- 11 June 2010
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May CPI to exceed 3%
China's consumer price index for May is expected to rise 3.1% from a year earlier, according to a Reuters report today, citing three unnamed people who heard government officials state the figure at an investor conference. The inflation figure, should it be confirmed by the statistics bureau tomorrow, supports our call (CC June 03 Big Call) that May CPI will exceed 3% driven chiefly, in our opinion, by rising food price inflation, which accounts for over 30% of the index. We foresee food CPI to jump to around 6.5%-7.5% in May, up from 5.9% in April.
- 09 June 2010
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Food to drive inflation above target
Speculative capital flowing into a range of agricultural products and falling output following a run of bad weather is set to continue driving up food prices.
- 03 June 2010
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China April inflation data within expectations
Chinese economic data released on Tuesday showed inflation rising in April in line with forecasts and loan growth somewhat exceeding expectations. We think that, taken alongside cooling trends evident in industrial output and real estate transactions, pressure on Beijing to raise deposit rates are rising while pressures for a hike in lending rates are either neutral or abating.
- 11 May 2010
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Is inflation under further pressure from the enduring drought?
Supply shortages have driven up the price of rice by 30% in Chongqing in recent weeks.
- 08 April 2010
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The course of monetary tightening
How far will Beijing go to forestall economic overheating?
- 04 March 2010
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January CPI inflation slows
China's Consumer Price Index (CPI), measure of inflation, moderated to a 1.5% rise in January year on year, down from December's 1.9% advance. The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures mainly the prices of production inputs, was up 4.3% year on year, compared to a 1.7% rise in December. The two new figures reduce pressure on Beijing to tighten monetary policy at an early date but also indicate that the tussle to control inflation is not over.
- 11 February 2010
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