Beijing: China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose by 0.1 percent year-on-year in June, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday. The increase reflects a modest uptick in consumer prices across the country.
According to Emirates News Agency, the data revealed that while the CPI in urban regions saw a 0.1 percent increase year-on-year last month, rural regions experienced a decrease of 0.2 percent. On a monthly basis, the CPI dipped slightly by 0.1 percent in June.
In addition, the report highlighted that the country's CPI experienced a 0.1-percent decline during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in the previous year. This indicates a mild fluctuation in consumer prices over the past months.
The official data also shed light on the producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate. The PPI dropped by 3.6 percent year-on-year in June. On a month-on-month basis, the PPI saw a decline of 0.4 percent.
Furthermore, in the first half of 2025, the PPI registered a 2.8 percent year-on-year decrease, as indicated by the data. This decline highlights ongoing challenges in the industrial sector, affecting production costs and pricing strategies.
