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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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China producer inflation slows to three-month low, consumer prices cool

Beijing: ​China's producer price inflation eased more than ​expected in July, slowing to its weakest in three months, while consumer inflation also cooled, official data showed on Sunday, ‌as global ⁠energy ⁠prices retreated despite the U.S.-Iran war.

China's leaders, confronting a two-speed ​economy of strong factory output and exports but weak domestic demand, ​have pledged to bolster growth by accelerating fiscal spending on already budgeted infrastructure projects through year-end.

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