# China CPI inflation misses forecasts in Oct; factory-gate prices accelerate

> China’s consumer price index rose 0.7% year over year in October, below forecasts and September’s 0.9% increase, while the producer price index accelerated to 5.7%. Rising commodity and energy costs contributed to the higher producer inflation, in contrast with subdued consumer prices.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T03:09:49.338Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88541-china-cpi-inflation-misses-forecasts-in-oct-factory-gate-prices-accelerate
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

Weak consumer inflation signals subdued domestic demand, while higher industrial input costs could squeeze manufacturers; no direct feed-commodity supply change is reported.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2023-05-31 | [China's factory activity falls faster than expected as recovery stumbles \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36174-china-s-factory-activity-falls-faster-than-expected-as-recovery-stumbles-reuters.md) | +0.6% | +2.3% |
| USDCNY | 2018-12-21 | [China sees stable forex market in November - CGTN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61794-china-sees-stable-forex-market-in-november-cgtn.md) | -0.1% | -1.5% |
| USDCNY | 2018-12-07 | [China surprises with higher foreign reserves from inflows \| snaps \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61797-china-surprises-with-higher-foreign-reserves-from-inflows-snaps-ing-think.md) | -0.0% | -0.4% |
| USDCNY | 2017-09-07 | [China August FX reserves, up for seventh straight month, reach $3.092 trillion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7802-china-august-fx-reserves-up-for-seventh-straight-month-reach-3-092-trillion.md) | +0.3% | +2.0% |
| USDCNY | 2020-10-13 | [The Fed - Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10 -  October 13, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50812-the-fed-foreign-exchange-rates-h-10-october-13-2020.md) | -0.2% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/economic-indicators/china-cpi-inflation-misses-forecasts-in-oct-factorygate-prices-accelerate-5010405

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