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Consumer prices slip back into deflation

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China’s price pressures may be turning a corner.
Per data released by the stats bureau (NBS) on Wednesday:

Consumer prices (CPI) fell 0.4% y/y in August, after posting no growth in July
Producer prices (PPI) fell 2.9% y/y, improving from July’s 3.6% decline

On the surface, the picture isn't pretty...