China NBS: November inflation data influenced by higher temperatures and a decline in travel demand

China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released a statement following the country’s inflation data.

Key points

In November, policy measures boosted industrial demand, reversing the month-on-month decline in the PPI and reducing its year-on-year decline.

China’s November year-on-year CPI rise hits five-month low, PPI year-on-year drop is smallest in three months.

In November, the core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, continued to rise, with a year-on-year increase of 0.3%, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month.

In November, influenced by higher temperatures and a decrease in travel demand, the national CPI decreased month-on-month but recorded a slight increase year-on-year.

Market reaction

AUD/USD is consolidating its renewed rise near 0.6400, little affected by inflation data from China. The pair is up 0.19% on the day, at the time of writing.

Source: Fx Street

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