AI Data Insight
According to DataTrack data, China's non-food CPI index for August 2026 stood at 100.2, representing a 0.2% MoM increase and dropping slightly from the previous 0.3%. Although geopolitical conflicts pushed up energy prices to become the main support for inflation, sluggish end-user consumption continues to suppress the expansion momentum of non-food prices. Going forward, the pressure of passing upstream costs downstream requires close attention.