China’s annual inflation (CPI) rose to 1.3% in February 2026, up from 0.2% in January, exceeding expectations of 0.8%. The increase was mostly due to the Lunar New Year. Core inflation, not including food and energy, increased by 1.8% year-on-year, the highest since March 2019. Monthly, the CPI went up by 1.0%, the largest monthly gain since February 2024. In contrast, producer prices (PPI) decrea...
China’s annual inflation (CPI) rose to 1.3% in February 2026, up from 0.2% in January, exceeding expectations of 0.8%. The increase was mostly due to the Lunar New Year. Core inflation, not including food and energy, increased by 1.8% year-on-year, the highest since March 2019. Monthly, the CPI went up by 1.0%, the largest monthly gain since February 2024. In contrast, producer prices (PPI) decreased by 0.9% year-on-year, an improvement from a 1.4% decline in January. On a monthly basis, PPI stood at 0.4%, unchanged from January. Food prices also increased by 1.7% year-on-year, driven by higher demand during the Spring Festival. On Monday, the Shanghai Composite fell 1.6% to below 4,060, and the Shenzhen Component dropped 2.6% to 13,810, as oil prices surpassed $100 , and the offshore yuan weakened to around 6.92 per USD on Monday. ETFs: (NYSEARCA: FXI ), (NYSEARCA: KWEB ), (NYSEARCA: CQQQ ), (NASDAQ: MCHI ), (NYSEARCA: ASHR ), (NYSEARCA: YINN ), (NYSE: TDF ), (NYSEARCA: CHIQ ), (NYSEARCA: GXC ), (NYSEARCA: EWH ), (NYSEARCA: KBA ), (NYSEARCA: YANG ), (NASDAQ: CXSE ), (NYSE: CAF ), (NYSEARCA: CWEB ), (NASDAQ: PGJ ), (NYSEARCA: KURE ). Currency: ( CNY:USD ) More on China markets and economy: