China’s industrial producer prices rose 3.8% year on year in August
China’s National Bureau of Statistics said the producer price index for industrial products rose 3.8% year on year and 0.4% month on month in August.
Event / data period: 2026-08
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The price index for means of production rose 5.0% year on year, while the consumer-goods index fell 0.5%. The industrial producers’ purchasing-price index increased 5.8% year on year.
Within means of production, prices in mining and quarrying rose 17.8% year on year and raw-material prices rose 6.7%. These are producer-price indexes, distinct from wholesale circulation prices.
Data
Industrial producer prices
Indicators and coverage as published by the official source.
- Industrial producer price index, year-on-year
- 3.8 %
- 2026-08 · Observed
- Industrial producer price index, month-on-month
- 0.4 %
- 2026-08 · Observed
- Producer purchasing price index, year-on-year
- 5.8 %
- 2026-08 · Observed
Methodology
China National Bureau of Statistics August 2026 producer price index for industrial products and industrial producers’ purchasing-price index. Year-on-year and month-on-month comparisons follow the source; the purchasing-price index is a separate indicator.
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