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MNI BRIEF: China March CPI Lower Than Market Expectation

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China's Consumer Price Index ran behind market expectation, gaining 0.1% y/y in March, lower than the previous 0.7% y/y increase and underperforming the market consensus of 0.4%, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.

Falling food and transportation services prices drove March's print, the NBS said. Pork prices, a main CPI driver, declined 2.4% y/y, compared with last 0.2% y/y increase. Services prices gained 0.8% y/y, led by declining tourism and air travel prices. CPI fell 1.0% on a monthly basis, led by food prices, which was impacted by sufficient supply.

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China's Consumer Price Index ran behind market expectation, gaining 0.1% y/y in March, lower than the previous 0.7% y/y increase and underperforming the market consensus of 0.4%, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.

Falling food and transportation services prices drove March's print, the NBS said. Pork prices, a main CPI driver, declined 2.4% y/y, compared with last 0.2% y/y increase. Services prices gained 0.8% y/y, led by declining tourism and air travel prices. CPI fell 1.0% on a monthly basis, led by food prices, which was impacted by sufficient supply.

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