Falling prices tend to weaken demand, hurt growth and deter credit uptake—all of which can form a doom loop. Will Beijing’s ...

BEIJING—When he bought an apartment near a good high school in northeast Beijing in 2020, Zhou Fujin expected that renting it out would cover most of his mortgage. But the apartment’s value and the ...

Chinese consumers grappling with uncertainty about jobs and incomes are increasingly turning to discount stores. Read more at ...

China's consumer price index in February missed expectations and fell at the sharpest pace in 13 months, while producer price ...

Consumer prices in China have plunged to their lowest level in more than a year, highlighting persistent deflationary pressures in the world’s second-largest economy.

China is experiencing deflation, with consumer prices dropping by 0.7% and producer prices decreasing by 2.2%. The surplus industrial capacity and reduced consumer spending are contributing to ...

China is stuck in its longest deflation crisis in decades, and the numbers keep getting worse. Prices across the country have ...

BEIJING—When he bought an apartment near ... China is experiencing a spell of deflation, or falling prices, that contrasts with inflationary pressures prevailing elsewhere in the world.

China's consumer prices fell 0.7% year-on-year in February, a 13-month low, exceeding the expected 0.5% drop and reversing ...

Deflation is a problem because it gives people ... in a press conference last week. Beijing has set an ambitious economic growth target of 5% for 2025, the same as last year.