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ارتفع مؤشر أسعار المستهلك في الصين إلى 1.3% على أساس سنوي في فبراير، متجاوزًا التوقعات بـ 0.8%، ليصبح أعلى مستوى منذ ثلاث سنوات. وقفز المؤشر شهريًا بنسبة 1.0% مقابل 0.5% متوقعة، بينما تراجع مؤشر أسعار المنتجين (PPI) بوتيرة أبطأ عند -0.9% سنويًا مقارنة بـ -1.2% متوقعة. ساهمت ارتفاعات أسعار الأغذية، خاصة الخضروات والخنازير، وبرامج الدعم الحكومية في دعم هذا الارتفاع. هذه البيانات تتناقض مع الضغوط التضخمية التي عانت منها الصين منذ نهاية الجائحة، حيث تراجع مؤشر الأسعار في 2025 دون تحقيق الهدف الحكومي البالغ 2%. قد تشير البيانات الأقوى من المتوقع إلى تحسن في الطلب المحلي والثقة الاستهلاكية في الصين، وهو محرك رئيسي للنمو العالمي. بالنسبة للأسواق المالية، قد يدعم ارتفاع التضخم اليوان (CNY) مقابل الدولار، خاصة إذا اتخذ بنك الصين الوطني (PBOC) موقفًا أكثر ليونة. سيتابع التجار أيضًا كيف تؤثر هذه البيانات على السياسة النقدية الصينية وتدفقها على التجارة العالمية. من المهم مراقبة بيانات التضخم في مارس، حيث قد يتسارع الارتفاع بسبب ارتفاع أسعار الطاقة. يجب على المستثمرين في الخليج مراقبة ردود فعل السياسة النقدية من بنك الصين وتأثير استعادة الاقتصاد الصيني على الأسواق العالمية، خصوصًا أسعار السلع الزراعية التي قد تظل متقلبة.
China's February CPI rose to 1.3% year-over-year, surpassing the 0.8% forecast, marking the highest level in three years. The monthly CPI increased by 1.0%, compared to the expected 0.5%, while producer prices (PPI) declined at a slower pace of -0.9% y/y against -1.2% expected. The surge in CPI was driven by rising food prices, particularly vegetables and pork, and government subsidies. This data contrasts with China's prolonged deflationary pressures since the pandemic, where CPI growth has been flat for 2025 and PPI fell for three consecutive years.
The stronger-than-expected inflation data could signal improving domestic demand and consumer confidence in China, a key driver of global growth. For forex markets, a firmer CPI might support the yuan (CNY) against the dollar, especially if the PBOC adopts a more accommodative stance. Traders will also monitor how this data influences China's monetary policy and its impact on global trade dynamics.
Looking ahead, March CPI data could see further acceleration due to energy price hikes. Investors should watch for policy responses from the PBOC and how global markets react to signs of China's economic recovery. Commodity prices, particularly agricultural goods, may remain volatile as a key driver of inflation.
Prior was +0.2% y/yCPI m/m +1.0% vs +0.5% expectedPrior m/m CPI was +0.2%PPI y/y -0.9% vs -1.2% expectedPrior y/y PPI was -1.4%This is a hot reading and will be even hotter with the energy price rise in March. This is the highest reading in three years.China's Consumer Price Index, published monthly by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), is the primary gauge of consumer inflation in the world's second-largest economy. The basket is weighted heavily toward food (roughly 32% of the total), making the headline figure sensitive to swings in pork, vegetable, and grain prices. The NBS also reports core CPI, which strips out food and energy, as well as producer prices (PPI) — together providing a fuller picture of domestic demand conditions.China has struggled to shake deflationary pressure since the end of the pandemic. A prolonged property downturn, cautious consumer sentiment, and industrial overcapacity have all weighed on prices. For full-year 2025, annual CPI was essentially flat, missing the government's roughly 2% target by a wide margin. Producer prices fared worse, declining for a third consecutive year as factory-gate deflation persisted across much of heavy industry.The final months of 2025 offered tentative signs of improvement. November CPI rose 0.7% year-over-year — the highest since early 2024 — before accelerating to 0.8% in December, the strongest reading in nearly three years, helped by rising fresh vegetable prices and government trade-in subsidy programmes. Core inflation held at 1.2% in both months, a 20-month high.January 2026 interrupted that trajectory. Headline CPI slowed sharply to 0.2% year-over-year, as the later timing of the Lunar New Year created an unfavourable base effect. Food prices fell 0.7%, pork dropped nearly 14%, and energy prices declined 5.0%. Core inflation eased to 0.8%. Analysts largely attributed the softness to seasonal distortions rather than a renewed deflationary impulse, expecting a rebound in February and we certainly got that. This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.
