Energy prices lift chinas inflation gauges in september
中文标题
能源价格推高中国9月通胀指标
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
China's September PPI inflation rose to 5.0% YoY, the highest since 2022 and above forecasts, while CPI edged up to 0.9% YoY. Energy and tech drove gains, but food, rent and autos still dragged. ING judges the worst of deflation may have passed, though downside pressures remain and inflation stays below the 2% target, so it does not impede PBOC easing.
- Institution
- ING THINK
- Published
- 10/14/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation
- Time horizon
- 2022 · this year
Key arguments
- Chinese inflation is relatively under control versus global peers, with PPI at its highest since 2022 and CPI slightly higher.
- Energy and tech are the main inflation drivers, with transportation fuels and communication devices up strongly.
- Food, rent and autos remain deflationary drags; together food and housing account for around half the CPI basket.
- Inflation remains comfortably below the 2% target, so it is not impeding targeted PBOC easing.
Key numbers
- September PPI inflation
- 5.0% YoY, up from 3.8% in August; highest since 2022
- September CPI inflation
- 0.9% YoY, up from 0.8% in August
- Transportation fuels
- +14.9% YoY in September
- Communication devices
- +14.3% YoY in September
- Pork prices
- -10.0% YoY in September
Main risks
- Food and housing, about half the CPI basket, may keep weighing on inflation as housing prices have yet to confirm a bottom.
- Auto prices and consumer goods producer prices remain in contraction amid heightened competition.
- If higher producer prices persist, pass-through to consumer prices could change the inflation picture.
Corresponding source evidence
Overall, Chinese inflation remains relatively under control compared to global peers Source: Shutterstock 5.0% YoY China's September PPI inflation Highest since 2022 Higher than expected CPI inflation edges up overall amid offsetting factors China’s CPI inflation rose 0.9% year-on-year in September, up slightly from 0.8% in August, and broadly in line with forecasts (market: 1.0%, ING: 1.0%).
· 2022This component looks likely to remain a drag on overall inflation, as housing prices have yet to confirm a bottom.
Overall, inflation remains comfortably below the 2% target set at this year's Two Sessions.
· this year
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Cross-institution comparison · CPI
| Institution / report | Published | Direction | Source-checked target | Horizon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ING THINKEnergy prices lift chinas inflation gauges in september | 10/14/2026 | Neutral | — | Not stated |
| Westpac / Westpac IQWEEKLY ECONOMIC COMMENTARY · Downward revisions to 2027 outlook | 10/18/2026 | Bullish | — | Not stated |
| NatixisInflation Rises, Rates Ease | 10/16/2026 | Neutral | — | Not stated |
| SMBCUS Rates Strategy Daily · An [AI]nflationary Buildout | 10/16/2026 | Bullish | — | Not stated |
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