AI Data Insight
According to the latest data, China's cumulative Consumer Goods PPI in Q2 2026 edged up to 98.8, with the YoY decline narrowing from the previous 1.3% to 1.2%. Although the overall PPI rebounded sharply to 3.9% driven by rising raw material and energy prices, factory-gate prices for consumer goods remain deeply mired in deflation, indicating that companies are struggling to pass on high upstream costs to a weak end-consumer market.