ppi
2 analyses on this topic, newest first. Each one carries its figures with the source document and the date it was retrieved.
Analysis
Oct 7, 2026
Your Supplier's Input Costs Rose 5.8%. Your 2027 Invoice Should Not.
In August 2026 China's purchasing price index rose 5.8% year on year against 3.8% at the factory gate, a 4.3-point gap. On a 500,000-dollar sourcing budget that is 21,500 dollars, and it decides who absorbs a supplier price increase.
Oct 2, 2026
China's Factory-Gate Prices Turned Positive, and That Ends the Wait-for-Next-Year Trade
PPI rose 3.8% year on year in August 2026 after a 0.7% monthly fall in July, and the year-to-date average is 2%. For buyers whose baseline was that Chinese quotes drift down, the direction has changed.