Latest reading: Harmonized inflation ticked up to 1.8% in December, following November’s 1.7% and below the Euro area average. The...
Inflation in China
In the decade to 2024, China experienced moderate inflation, typically ranging between 0% and 3%. This rate is very low for an emerging market, and is a result of China's slowing economic growth, vast manufacturing capacity, property sector downturn and intense price competition in sectors such as electric vehicles. The country has often flirted with deflation in the last couple of years, though a persistent deflationary trend has yet to take hold.
Consumer price inflation in China averaged 2.0% in the ten years to 2022. The 2022 average figure was 2.0%. For more inflation information, visit our dedicated page.
China Inflation Chart
Note: This chart displays Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) for China from 2014 to 2024.
Source: Macrobond.
China Inflation Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 2.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Inflation (PPI, ann. var. %, eop) | -0.4 | 10.3 | -0.7 | -2.7 | -2.3 |
| Inflation (PPI, ann. var. %, aop) | -1.8 | 8.1 | 4.2 | -3.0 | -2.1 |
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Chinese inflation projections for the next ten years from a panel of 54 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable inflation forecast available for Chinese inflation.
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Latest Global Inflation News
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