China's consumer prices rose 0.2% year-on-year in October 2025, ending a decline and marking six months of rising core inflation.

China’s consumer prices rose 0.2% year-on-year in October 2025, reversing a previous decline, while core inflation hit its highest level since March 2024. The producer price index fell 2.1% annually, narrowing for the third month, with the monthly PPI posting its first gain of the year. Officials cited stimulus measures, strong holiday spending, and industrial restructuring, though deflationary pressures remain.