Profits at industrial firms in China kept falling in the first four months of the year, underlining cooling demand and deepening factory-gate deflation in the world’s second-largest economy.

Figures on Wednesday are expected to show that Chinese consumer prices fell 0.4% in July from the same month a year ago, meaning China will be ... the deepest factory gate deflation since 2015.

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But, they added, "we suspect that overcapacity in Chinese industry continued to put downward pressure on factory-gate prices too". China's exports rose last month despite the trade war ...

China’s export growth slowed to a three-month low in May as US tariffs slammed shipments, while factory-gate deflation ...

Figures on Wednesday are expected to show that Chinese consumer prices fell 0.4% in July from the same month a year ago, meaning China will be ... the deepest factory gate deflation since 2015.

But, they added, “we suspect that overcapacity in Chinese industry continued to put downward pressure on factory-gate prices too”. China’s exports rose last month despite the trade war ...

China said Saturday that consumer prices slumped in April for the third straight month, reflecting persistent challenges as leaders attempt to revive an economy stymied by sluggish spending and a ...