{
  "id": 14357972,
  "title": "China's factory-gate inflation rises 0.5 percent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/chinas-factory-gate-inflation-rises-0-5-percent",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T02:45:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK News - Finance",
    "slug": "rthk-news-finance",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1873871-20261014.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China's producer prices surged at their quickest rate in over four years in September, as higher oil and commodity prices pushed up factory-gate costs, according to new data from the National Bureau of Statistics. The producer price index (PPI) climbed 5 percent year-on-year, up from 3.8 percent in August, marking the fastest pace since June 2022. This surge in factory-gate inflation was largely driven by heightened commodity supply disruptions resulting from the Middle East conflict, with particular increases in fuel processing, chemicals, and non-ferrous metals. Nguyen Hoang Nam, a China economist at Capital Economics, noted that much of the upward pressure remained due to these supply issues. Meanwhile, consumer inflation ticked up to 0.9 percent year-on-year, a slight increase from the 0.8 percent jump in August. Gasoline prices spiked 16.6 percent compared to a year ago, accounting for around 0.47 percentage points of the headline CPI growth. In response to these economic pressures, Beijing has increased support for the economy by approving an additional 550 billion yuan in unused local government bond quota for infrastructure and other spending, in addition to existing measures like mortgage subsidies. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 1 percent year-on-year, remaining unchanged from the previous month.",
  "summary": "China's producer prices rose at their fastest pace in more than four years in September while consumer inflation edged up, as higher oil and commodities lifted factory-gate costs. The producer price index (PPI) rose 5 percent from a year earlier, new data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed, up from 3.8 percent in August. That marks the fastest pace of factory-gate inflation since June…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Producer prices in China rise at fastest pace since June 2022, beating expectations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/producer-prices-in-china-rise-at-fastest-pace-since-june-2022-beating-14342129",
        "published": "2026-10-14T01:43:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "China factory-gate inflation heats up as commodity costs rise, CPI lags",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/china-factory-gate-inflation-heats-up-as-commodity-costs-rise-cpi-lags-14355260",
        "published": "2026-10-14T02:47:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}