The Chinese economy has slipped into deflation, with consumer prices falling for the first time in more than two years in another sign of weakening demand.

While the economy remained stable in the first half of 2025, internal pressures like stagnant consumption, falling property prices, and a low consumption-to-GDP ratio persist.

China’s economy is teetering on the brink of widespread deflation—a scenario that could cause even more problems than high inflation. We look at Japan’s “lost decade” to explain why ...

(Bloomberg) -- July’s data left no doubt: China is now clearly dealing with a deflation threat. Consumer and producer prices fell together for the first time since 2020, adding to concerns about ...

China's exports fell last month at their fastest pace since the onset three years ago of the COVID-19 pandemic, as an ailing global economy puts mounting pressure on Chinese policymakers for fresh ...

Falling housing prices have left many families reluctant to spend, while factories keep churning out goods. Economy-wide, prices fell in 2023 and 2024, the longest bout of deflation since the 1960s.

China's consumer prices declined for a third month in December while factory-gate prices extended their prolonged slide, highlighting persistent deflationary pressures in an economy struggling to ...

China is teetering on the brink of deflation – where prices fall, rather than rise. Its central bank has cut interest rates in a scramble to prop up sputtering growth. Essentially, it's the ...

China’s economy was meant to drive a third of global economic growth this year, so its dramatic slowdown in recent months is sounding alarm bells across the world.

China has begun to suffer deflation, meaning that many prices are falling. And while high inflation is bad, deflation also can be a sign of economic trouble.

A deepening slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy has now raised fears of deflation, which could be crippling for heavily indebted China.