Analysts at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) said in their latest research note, “ we forecast China’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for 2024 at 1.8%, with contributions of 1.0ppt from food, 0.2ppt from energy and 0.6ppt from the core.”

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“On the supply side, production cuts in energy and pork will likely lift August’s CPI to 0.2% from -0.3% prior. On the demand side, recent stronger-than-expected policy stimulus will gradually have a positive impact on prices.”

“Deflationary pressure will remain in the core. A new pork cycle, in particular, may start later than expected and add to CPI in 2024.”