AI Data Insight
China's cumulative Producer Price Index (PPI) for consumer goods in the first eight months of 2026 stood at 99.0 (a year-on-year decrease of 1.0%), a slight rebound from the previous value of 98.9, but still deeply entrenched in negative territory. Against the backdrop of the overall PPI surging driven by skyrocketing upstream raw material prices, ex-factory prices of consumer goods remain under continuous pressure, highlighting the unresolved K-shaped divergence pattern of "strong supply and weak demand."