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China inflation eases to five-year low | China inflation eases to five-year low |
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Consumer prices in China eased to a five-year low in November, suggesting continued weakness in the Asian economic giant. | |
The inflation rate fell to 1.4% in November from 1.6% in October, which is the lowest since November 2009. | The inflation rate fell to 1.4% in November from 1.6% in October, which is the lowest since November 2009. |
The reading was also below market expectations of a 1.6% rise. | The reading was also below market expectations of a 1.6% rise. |
Producer prices also fell more than forecast, down 2.7% from a year ago - marking a 33rd consecutive monthly decline. | |
Economists had predicted a fall of 2.4% after a drop of 2.2% in the previous month as a cooling property market led to slowing demand for industrial goods. | |
The figures are the latest in a string of government data that showed a deeper-than-expected slowdown in the Chinese economy. | The figures are the latest in a string of government data that showed a deeper-than-expected slowdown in the Chinese economy. |
Dariusz Kowalczyk, an economist at Credit Agricole, said the data partly reflected low commodity and food prices but also confirmed softness in domestic demand. | Dariusz Kowalczyk, an economist at Credit Agricole, said the data partly reflected low commodity and food prices but also confirmed softness in domestic demand. |
"It will likely convince policymakers to ease their policy stance further and we continue to expect a RRR [bank reserve requirement ratio] cut in the near term, most likely this month," he told Reuters. | |
Last month, the country's central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates for the first time in more than two years to spur activity. | Last month, the country's central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates for the first time in more than two years to spur activity. |