Published: Aug 09, 2023, 04:45 IST | Updated: Aug 09, 2023, 04:45 IST
For the first time since 2021, both consumer and producer prices have contracted in China, a telltale sign of deflation as demand weakens in the world's second-largest economy. Producer prices fell for a 10th consecutive month, contracting 4.4% in July from a year earlier, slightly worse than expected.