worldstat.us · China · Cycle layer · Indicator
Headline CPI, y/y
Fetched 18 Sep 2026, 08:42 UTC
0.8 %
Normal 0.8 pp above the 0.0 % trigger · falling
As of Aug 2026 · Threshold < 0
−5051015202530Threshold < 0Trigger < 019901995200020052010201520202025
1987 to 2026 · percent
What it is

Consumer prices as a change over twelve months. For China the threshold runs the other way from the other regions: the risk in the cycle is deflation, not overheating.

Threshold source: Deflation: consumer prices falling over twelve months. How thresholds are chosen

Known weaknesses

Food, especially pork, dominates the headline index and swings it by a point or more independently of demand.