China's CPI declined to 1.7% y/y in January, increases to 0.5% m/m

According to the latest data published by China’s the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on early Friday, the Chinese Consumer Price Index (MoM) met 0.5% consensus in January and increased from 0.0% last. The CPI (YoY) weakened to 1.7% from 1.9% forecast and last. 

Meanwhile, China’s Producer Price Index (PPI) (YoY) arrived at 0.1% in versus 0.2% expected and 0.9% last.

About China CPI

The Consumer Price Index is released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China. It is a measure of retail price variations within a representative basket of goods and services. The result is a comprehensive summary of the results extracted from the urban consumer price index and rural consumer price index. The purchasing power of the CNY is dragged down by inflation. The CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. A substantial consumer price index increase would indicate that inflation has become a destabilizing factor in the economy, potentially prompting The People’s Bank of China to tighten monetary policy and fiscal policy risk. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the CNY, while a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish) for the CNY.