Core consumer prices in China increased by 1.8 percent in February 2026 over the same month in the previous year, the strongest since March 2019. Core Inflation Rate in China averaged 1.17 percent from 2008 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 2.50 percent in June of 2011 and a record low of -1.60 percent in August of 2009. source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
Core Inflation Rate in China is expected to be 1.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the China Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 0.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.