{"id":536248,"date":"2026-07-11T11:41:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/536248\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T11:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:41:51","slug":"china-inflation-steady-in-june-as-energy-pressures-ease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/536248\/","title":{"rendered":"China inflation steady in June as energy pressures ease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s consumer prices stabilized in June as energy and commodities prices eased, official data showed on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The consumer price index (CPI), a key measure of inflation, rose 1.0% year-on-year in June, edging lower from 1.2% in May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed.<\/p>\n<p>It fell slightly below a Bloomberg forecast of 1.1%. <\/p>\n<p>However, last month&#8217;s CPI was still well below the government&#8217;s two percent target for the year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Factors such as imported international price pressures contributed to a slowdown in the rate of increase for domestic industrial consumer goods prices,&#8221; according to Dong Lijuan, chief NBS statistician.<\/p>\n<p>The growth rates of prices for gold jewellery and gasoline also eased, Dong added.<\/p>\n<p>The uptick in Chinese inflation caused by the Iran war &#8220;continued to unwind in June, amid lower prices for oil and many other commodities&#8221;, said Julian Evans-Pritchard, head of China economics at Capital Economics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The latest escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions could deliver some renewed upward pressure on inflation in the near-term,&#8221; Evans-Pritchard wrote in a note.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump ordered new strikes on Iran on Wednesday and warned of &#8220;much worse&#8221; if Tehran continues to attack vessels in the vital Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>He said earlier that a ceasefire with Iran was over, prompting mediators Pakistan and Qatar and the United Nations to call for de-escalation.<\/p>\n<p>But Evans-Pritchard added that the impact of an escalation of U.S.-Iran tensions will &#8220;remain limited to a few narrow areas and inflation still looks set to return near zero once energy supply normalizes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The June producer price index (PPI), which measures wholesale inflation, increased by 4.1% on a yearly basis, up from 3.9% in May, and was in line with Bloomberg&#8217;s forecast.<\/p>\n<p>The figure marked the quickest pace since July 2022, when the PPI came in at 4.2%. <\/p>\n<p>The gauge had been in negative territory since that October and did not reverse until March this year.<\/p>\n<p>The steady rise was partly driven by industries like coal mining and electrical machinery manufacturing &#8220;experiencing price increases,&#8221; NBS&#8217; Dong said.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JN9LXf.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    The Daily Sabah Newsletter\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    Keep up to date with what\u2019s happening in Turkey,<br \/>\n                    it\u2019s region and the world.\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    SIGN ME UP\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    You can unsubscribe at any time. 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