China’s producer prices rose 2.8% yoy in April 2026, picking up from a 0.5% gain in the prior month and beating market forecasts of 1.5%. It was the second straight month of increase and the strongest pace since July 2022, driven by higher global commodity and energy prices amid the conflict in Iran and supply disruptions. Beijing’s efforts to cut excess industrial capacity and curb intense price competition also helped lift factory-gate prices. Production material costs quickened (3.8% vs 1.0% in March), led by steeper rises in mining (10.8% vs 2.0%), raw materials (7.1% vs 1.1%), and processing (1.5% vs 0.9%). A fall in consumer goods prices eased (-1.0% vs -1.3%), despite continued drops in food (-1.9% vs -1.7%), clothing (-1.1% vs -1.1%), daily-use goods (-1.1% vs -1.4%), and durable goods (-0.3% vs -1.0%). For the first four months of the year, producer prices rose 0.2%, reversing a 0.6% drop in January–March. Monthly, producer prices gained 1.7%, the fastest since October 2021.

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