China’s October producer-price inflation accelerates to 5.7% as consumer inflation eases
China’s producer price index rose 5.7% year on year in October, up from 5% in September and its highest increase since mid-2022, National Bureau of Statistics data showed. The reading exceeded the 5.37% projection from economists polled by Wind. Consumer-price inflation eased to 0.7% from 0.9% in September, while core inflation slowed to 0.8% from 1%.